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Official blazon
English	blazon wanted

The arms show two Dutch merchant ships as during Dutch colonial times it was an important harbour.

The above image dates from a manuscript dating from 1717/1720. The town currently does not use arms.

Literature: Silva, de and Beumer, 1988.

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 ===Origin/meaning===
-The arms show two Dutch merchant ships. The meaning thereof I do not know.
+The arms show two Dutch merchant ships as during Dutch colonial times it was an important harbour.
 The above image dates from a manuscript dating from 1717/1720. The town currently does not use arms.