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Posted: 08 Mar 2015

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postcomptoir •
postkantoor •
telegraaf •
wapen •
schoonhoven •
gevelsteen •
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Schoonhoven 2015 – Coat of arms of the Netherlands

Schoonhoven 2015 – Coat of arms of the Netherlands
Post and telegraph were state-controlled, so the Post and Telegraph Office had the coat of arms of the Netherlands.
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 Michiel 2005
Michiel 2005 club
Indeed, it derives from the motto of the house of Orange-Nassau, which was originally "Je maintiendrai Chalon", later "Je maintiendrai Nassau" and later just "Je maintiendrai". The Dutch Republic had the motto "Concordia res parvae crescunt", but at the start of the Dutch kingdom in 1815, the motto "Je maintiendrai" was chosen.
10 years ago.
 Michiel 2005
Michiel 2005 club
Small states flourish by concord. It is derived from the work of Sallust (86–35 BC), also simplier "Unity makes strength". The Dutch Republic consisted of seven provinces, which could be quite independent and there was no strong central control.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unity_makes_strength#Netherlands

We wouldn't have come far if we just waited ;-)
10 years ago.

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