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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were granted on February 16, 1847. | The arms were granted on April 29, 1818 and again on February 16, 1847. | ||
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File:burght1.jpg|alt=Wapen van Burcht/Arms (crest) of Burcht|The arms from 1818 | |||
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The arms show the local patron saint, St. Martin, in an unusual composition, as the saint is normally shown as a knight cutting his cloak for a beggar. | The arms show the local patron saint, St. Martin, in an unusual composition, as the saint is normally shown as a knight cutting his cloak for a beggar. | ||
The original arms | The original arms showed a shield of red, which was changed in 1847. | ||
===Image gallery=== | ===Image gallery=== | ||