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2009. Belarus. Municipal Arms of Towns. Smorgon. Bear. MNH
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2009. Belarus. Municipal Arms of Belarus Towns. Smorgon. Stamp. MNHA municipal arms of Smorgon represents the image of black bear standing on its hind paws on the red grating against the silver ground of a Spanish shield. The bear holds the coat of arms of Radziwills in its fore paws — on the blue ground there are 3 black hunting horns joint by mouth-pieces in the centre.
In the 17th century Smorgon was a private property of the princes of Radziwill who founded the so-called “Smorgon academy” for the training of bears. A bear was put into a cage over a fire. On a hot grating the bear stood on its hind paws and began to dance. This scene was taken as the subject of the municipal arms of Smorgon.
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