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English:Coat of arms of the Dutch province Groningen
Deutsch:Wappen der niederländischen Provinz Groningen
Source
GroningenWapen.gif Image File history File links Commons-logo. ...
Date
Feb 17, 2007
Author
L.m.k, based on GroningenWapen.gif of user Writeroscar on nl.wikipedia
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Coat of arms of a Dutch municipality
This image depicts a coat of arms of a Dutch municipality or province. These coats of arms have been registered with the Hoge Raad van Adel [1], and are still being used in rubber stamps. Although forging of municipal/provincial rubber stamps is forbidden, every person is allowed to use the image of the arms. Actually 'using' it may be restricted. See memo MinBiZa (Dutch).
Fragment from the memo: The depiction of a municipal seal is allowed: the municipality holds no rights of creation of the seal. There is also no objection against the use of a municipal seal for localising objects that are traded or that are being advertised, just as long it is ensured that no impression of municipal involvement or responsibility is created.
In view of Dutch legislation this image is regarded as being in the public domain, as are reproductions of this seal.
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The flag of Groningen Groningen is the northeast province of the Netherlands with a typical dialect (Gronings) with regional nuances. ... Flag of the Seventeen Provinces The Seventeen Provinces were a personal union of states in the Low Countries in the 15th century and 16th century, roughly covering the current Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, a good part of the North of France (Artois, Nord) and a small part of the West of...
Coat of arms of a Dutch municipality 
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