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- In 1408 Vytautas the Great granted Kaunas the city rights and himself chose the coat of arms of Kaunas with aurochs. On 30 June 1993, the historical coat of arms of Kaunas city was re-established by a special presidential decree.
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On 30 June 1993, the historical coat of arms of Kaunas city was re-established by a special presidential decree. The coat of arms features a white aurochs with a golden cross between its horns, set against a deep red background. The aurochs was the original heraldic symbol of the city, established in 1400.
The city received new arms in 1843 from Emperor Nicholas I. The new arms showed a silver obelisk in a blue field. The obelisk commemorated the war of 1812, the image was based on a obelisk in Kaunas erected in 1843 as a monument for the battle of Borodino. These arms were used until 1915.
The coat of arms of the city of Kaunas, which appeared during the reign of Vytautas in the 15 th century, is one of the oldest known city heraldic seals in the territory of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
Napoleon's 500 000-strong Grande Armee crosses Nemunas from Aleksotas to Kaunas in 1812. With Nemunas then forming Russia's western boundary this was where the doomed invasion began. After Napoleon was defeated Russia annexed the southern bank of Nemunas in 1815 (modern boroughs of Aleksotas, Freda, and Birutė).
- The city’s name is of Lithuanian origin and most likely derives from a personal name. Before Lithuania regained independence, the city was generally known in English as Kovno, the traditional Slavicized form of its name.
- On 30 June 1993, the historical coat of arms of Kaunas city was re-established by a special presidential decree.
- An old legend claims that Kaunas was established by the Romans in ancient times. These Romans were supposedly led by a patrician named Palemon, who had three sons: Barcus, Kunas and Sperus.
- A settlement had been established on the site of the current Kaunas old town, at the confluence of two large rivers, at least by the 10th century AD.
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Great coat of arms of Kaunas. In 1408 Vytautas the Great granted Kaunas the city rights and himself chose the coat of arms of Kaunas with aurochs. On 30 June 1993, the historical coat of arms of Kaunas city was re-established by a special presidential decree.
