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Danmarks Kommunevåbener Danish Civic Heraldry SKAGEN Region : Nordjylland Amt (until 2007) : Nordjylland (until 1970 Hjørring) Additions : 1970 Råbjerg Incorporated into : 2007 Frederikshavn Origin/meaning: The arms show a grill and a fish. The grill is the symbol of St. Lawrence, the patron saint of the first chhurch in Skagen. The grill also appears on the oldest seals, known since 1535. The city's main source of income is fisheries, and was added later. Seal of Skagen from 1535. Seal of Skagen from 1556. Seal of Skagen from 1584. Seal of Skagen from 1630. The arms as shown in the Kaffe Hag album from the 1930s. The arms as shown on a cigarette card from 1926 Literature : Achen, 1982; Grandjean, 1937

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