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The arms show a blue bend sinister in a silver field. The meaning thereof is not known. As supporters two savages were used. The arms have been used as such since at least the early 17th century. | The arms show a blue bend sinister in a silver field. The meaning thereof is not known. As supporters two savages were used. The arms have been used as such since at least the early 17th century. | ||
When in the 17th century the Northernmost part of Flanders became Dutch (the Southern part remained under Spanish control), the Dutch part of the Brugse Vrije was separated as the Vrije van Sluis, which used the same arms until the end of the 18th century. | When in the 17th century the Northernmost part of Flanders became Dutch (the Southern part remained under Spanish control), the Dutch part of the Brugse Vrije was separated as the Vrije van Sluis, which used the same arms (but different supporters, see [[Groede]]) until the end of the 18th century. | ||
Many villages in Belgium and the Netherlands used the bend or the complete arms of the Vrije when granted arms in the early 19th century. See [[Klerken]], [[Koolkerke]], [[Stene]], [[Cadzand]], [[Groede]], [[Oostburg]] and many more. | Many villages in Belgium and the Netherlands used the bend or the complete arms of the Vrije when granted arms in the early 19th century. See [[Klerken]], [[Koolkerke]], [[Stene]], [[Cadzand]], [[Groede]], [[Oostburg]] and many more. | ||