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zachary harden
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image by Virginijus Misiunas, 17 January 2010
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Merkine (Varena District) - on a blue field a charging golden
armed silver unicorn with red tongue. Flag proportions 5:6,
fringe is silver, finial is a golden lance head with a ring. The
charge of arms granted on December 7, 1569 reflects the oncoming
(after the day of granting) feast of the Immaculate Conception of
the Blessed Virgin Mary. Also the white unicorn is one of the
symbols of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and here it honours
Merkine as a city of state (in 14th-18th centuries Merkine was
not just the small town as now, but one of most important cities
of Lithuania).
Virginijus Misiunas, 17 January 2010