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Description	English: Coat of arms of Governorate of Estonia of the Russian Empire, 1721–1917
Date	22 August 2019
Source	File:Эстляндская губ МВД Бенке.jpg
Author	Russian Empire
Other versions	Герб Эстляндской губернии - Сукачов.jpg Эстляндская губ МВД Бенке.jpg Эстляндская губерния изд.Сукачова A.JPG Эстляндская губерния изд.Сукачова.JPG Coat of Arms of Estland gubernia (Russian empire).png
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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	13:37, 26 November 2022	780 × 886 (389 KB)	Great Brightstar	Adjust again
	16:24, 7 November 2022	780 × 876 (389 KB)	Great Brightstar	Fix imperial crown
	01:54, 13 August 2020	780 × 892 (390 KB)	Bongo4561	Added bevel effect to mimic source image
	11:10, 24 August 2019	780 × 892 (432 KB)	Fenn-O-maniC	Fixes
	10:46, 24 August 2019	780 × 892 (2.5 MB)	Fenn-O-maniC	Ribbons
	13:04, 22 August 2019	780 × 892 (431 KB)	Fenn-O-maniC	Colours
	07:27, 22 August 2019	780 × 892 (431 KB)	Fenn-O-maniC	User created page with UploadWizard