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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I was under the impression that there used to be a fleece at the top as well, to represent pastoral industry.

Either someone has removed it and history has been revised, or I’m suffering from the Mandela effect.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Coat of arms of Melbourne is just an advertisement - wool, tallow, oil, and we deliver! (The sheep, cow and whale represented major exports, and the ship is the mode of transport.)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I swear it used to be called the Mandala effect, but I can’t find any reference to it having that name on the internet anymore.