Yavne (Israel)

Iriyat Yavne, Municipality of Yavne

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image by Dov Gutterman | 2:3 Emblem adopted 3rd January 1991

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• Description
• Coat of Arms

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• Rehovot Subdistrict
• Central District
• Subnational Flags (Israel)
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• About the arms (yavne.muni.il, Hebrew [retrieved] | English translation)

Description

Yavne is situated in the shore plain, 8 km NW to Rehovot and south to Tel Aviv on road 40. Named after the ancient city of Yavne or Yavne'el (Joshua 15:11 [Jabneel] and 2 Chronicles 26:6 [Jabneh]). Est. 1949. Pop. 30'000. In my visit there was only the national flag on the city hall.
The municipal emblem was published in the official gazette (Rashumot), 'Publications Gazette' section (Yalkut HaPirsumim), YP 3831, 3 January 1991, replacing the previous one of the Local Council Yavne (YP 854, 15 June 1961).
Source: author's own observation, 29 September 2001.
Dov Gutterman, 24 October 2001

The desk flag is white with emblem. Mr Ezra Bar, City Purchasing Manager wrote me on 24 October 2001 (my translation):

The emblem tells Yavne's story in the perspective of time:
The upper part symbolizes its past, the "Yavne and its wise people" era.
The central part symbolizes the wheels of work and industry.
The bottom part symbolizes the emphasis in the education area (shape of open book).
The motto powers the present, aims to the future and emphasises the past.

The emblem colours are orange and blue but are sometimes reversed.
Dov Gutterman, 13 November 2001

Yavne was established in 1949 and named after the ancient town of Yavne, the center for the Jewish cultural life after the ruin of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. For about 60 years Yavne was the Jewish center until the Jewish rebellion of 132.
During the Crusader era it was a fortified city named Ibblin. More information in English at www.geocities.com [retrieved].
Photos of a light blue flag are at www.yavnecity.co.il [not archived in 2005], and I also observe light blue flags while visiting the ciry. It seems that this color adopted as the city color.
Dov Gutterman, 21 April 2005

♦ History of Yavne (yavne.muni.il, Hebrew [retrieved] | English translation)

Coat of Arms

From Hebrew Wikipedia:
When Yavne was upgraded from a local council to a town in 1986, a new coat of arms was designed for the town. The coat of arms was designed by artist Dan Reisinger.

The emblem is symmetrical in shape and consists of straight and curved stripes in blue and orange. The colours are divided into six zones, which effectively form three sections of the emblem, each symbolising a different period in the city's history:

The lower section, symbolising the present, takes the form of an open book, representing education and culture in the city.

The colours of the emblem are intended to symbolise the city's geographical location near the coast; the blue represents the sea and the two streams that cross the city – the Sorek and Yavne streams – whilst the orange represents the colour of the sand on which the city stands.
(Translated with DeepL.com)

Former Version (1949–86)

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From Hebrew Wikipedia:
The previous version of the emblem, which was in use when the town was a local council, consisted of a pentagonal shield with an orange field, divided diagonally into two parts: the upper section featured an image of the tomb of Rabbi Gamliel, and the lower section depicted a builder's trowel, an ear of wheat and a cogwheel, symbolising industry, craftsmanship and agriculture.
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