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Coat of arms of Ghent.
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Français : De sable a un lion d'argent languée de gueules, griffé et couronné d'or, portant au cou un collier avec une croix du même pendante sur sa poitrine.
Nederlands: In sabel een leeuw van zilver, getongd van keel, geklauwd, gekroond en gehalsband van goud, de halsband voorzien van een kruisje van hetzelfde.
Schildhouders: de zittende Maagd van Gent van natuurlijke kleur, de linkerarm rustend op de linkerschouder van een zittende leeuw van Gent, de banier van Vlaanderen tussen beiden. Het geheel geplaatst op een grasgrond omheind met een palissade met hekken van natuurlijke kleur.
Wapenspreuk: TROUW EN LIEFDE in letters van zilver op een lint van sabel.
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Nederlands: Databank Heraldiek
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Flemish municipal coat of arms

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