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The Seal of Phnom Penh is the municipality seal used by the City Hall of Phnom Penh.
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The Seal of Phnom Penh is the municipality seal used by the City Hall of Phnom Penh.
The seal is round with a light black outer ring, which is a bit light some might not see it. In the ring consists of a violet-purple-like color inner ring with a palm tree and other trees with the same color. Others include Wat Phnom and Spean Neak also in the same color.
The palm tree (Khmer : ដើមត្នោត, Daeum Tnaôt) represents Cambodia, the other trees represent nature, Wat Phnom (វត្តភ្នំ, lit. "Mountain Pagoda") and Spean Neak (ស្ពាននាគ, lit. "Dragon Bridge") represent Phnom Penh.
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