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The | The arms were officially granted on April 21, 1967. | ||
The old arms are based on the oldest known seal of the city, which dates from 1610. The fortress on the seal and old arms are rather strange, Fredrikstad had no fortifications in 1610 (it received some at the end of the 17<sup>th</sup> century). Fredrikstad was founded by citizens of Sarpsborg and both the fortress and the bear are taken from the old arms of [[Sarpsborg]]. | The old arms are based on the oldest known seal of the city, which dates from 1610. The fortress on the seal and old arms are rather strange, Fredrikstad had no fortifications in 1610 (it received some at the end of the 17<sup>th</sup> century). Fredrikstad was founded by citizens of Sarpsborg and both the fortress and the bear are taken from the old arms of [[Sarpsborg]]. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:frederikstad.hagno.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffe Hag Norge|Coffee Hag album]] +/- 1930 | |align="center"|[[File:frederikstad.hagno.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffe Hag Norge|Coffee Hag album]] +/- 1930 | ||
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