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'''Country''' : Indonesia [[File:Indonesia.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Province''':[[Jawa Timur]][[File:Jawatimu.jpg|60 px|right]] | |||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The name Soerabaja, Surabaja, is derived from the words Soera (shark) and Bojo (crocodile), the arms thus show a shark and a crocodile. | The name Surabaya (also Soerabaja, Surabaja), is derived from the words Soera (shark) and Bojo (crocodile), the arms thus show a shark and a crocodile. | ||
In the late 19th century the name of the city was also supposedly derived from Soerâ-ing-bâjâ and as arms it was proposed to adopt a knight with a lotus flower. This proposal was never accepted. | In the late 19th century the name of the city was also supposedly derived from Soerâ-ing-bâjâ and as arms it was proposed to adopt a knight with a lotus flower. This proposal was never accepted. | ||
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File:soerabayaf.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Surabaya|Bicycle tax stamp, 1978 | |||
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====Colonial arms==== | ====Colonial arms==== | ||
The arms were officially granted on September 28, 1931. | The arms were officially granted on September 28, 1931. | ||
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| | |'''Dutch''' | ||
| In azuur een zwemmende haai van zilver, de kop omlaag, en de staart opgebogen, waaronder een zwemmende omgewende krokodil van hetzelfde, de kop naar boven gericht en de staart opgebogen. Het schild gedekt met een gouden kroon van drie bladeren en twee paarlen. Schildhouders: twee leeuwen van goud getongd en genageld van keel. Wapenspreuk: "Soerâ-ing-bâjâ" in gouden latijnsche letters op een lint van azuur. | |||
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The design was similar to the current arms. | |||
The motto Soerâ-ing-bâjâ means 'Virtue in battle'. | |||
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File:soerabaja.jpg|alt=Wapen van Soerabaja/Arms (crest) of Surabaya|The full colonial arms | |||
File:soerabaja.hag.jpg|alt=Wapen van Soerabaja/Arms (crest) of Surabaya|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | |||
File:soerabaja4.jpg|alt=Wapen van Soerabaja/Arms (crest) of Surabaya|The full colonial arms by T. van der Laars, 1930s | |||
File:soerabaja.tile.jpg|alt=Wapen van Soerabaja/Arms (crest) of Surabaya|The arms on a tile, 1930s | |||
File:soerabaja1.tile.jpg|alt=Wapen van Soerabaja/Arms (crest) of Surabaya|The arms on a tile, 1930s | |||
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[[Literature]] : Rühl, 1933; Koffie Hag albums, 1920s and http://tlvima.leidenuniv.nl | [[Literature]] : Rühl, 1933; Koffie Hag albums, 1920s and http://tlvima.leidenuniv.nl | ||
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[[Category:Indonesian cities]] | [[Category:Indonesian cities]] | ||
[[Category:Jawa Timur]] | [[Category:Jawa Timur]] | ||
Revision as of 05:07, 7 April 2023
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Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The name Surabaya (also Soerabaja, Surabaja), is derived from the words Soera (shark) and Bojo (crocodile), the arms thus show a shark and a crocodile.
In the late 19th century the name of the city was also supposedly derived from Soerâ-ing-bâjâ and as arms it was proposed to adopt a knight with a lotus flower. This proposal was never accepted.
Bicycle tax stamp, 1978
Colonial arms
The arms were officially granted on September 28, 1931.
| Dutch | In azuur een zwemmende haai van zilver, de kop omlaag, en de staart opgebogen, waaronder een zwemmende omgewende krokodil van hetzelfde, de kop naar boven gericht en de staart opgebogen. Het schild gedekt met een gouden kroon van drie bladeren en twee paarlen. Schildhouders: twee leeuwen van goud getongd en genageld van keel. Wapenspreuk: "Soerâ-ing-bâjâ" in gouden latijnsche letters op een lint van azuur. |
| English | blazon wanted |
The design was similar to the current arms.
The motto Soerâ-ing-bâjâ means 'Virtue in battle'.
The full colonial arms
The arms in the Koffie Hag albums +/- 1930
The full colonial arms by T. van der Laars, 1930s
The arms on a tile, 1930s
The arms on a tile, 1930s
Literature : Rühl, 1933; Koffie Hag albums, 1920s and http://tlvima.leidenuniv.nl
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