Aartrijke

Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Belgium - Belgische Gemeentewapens / Armorial de Belgique

'AARTRIJKE

Province : West-Vlaanderen
Incorporated into : 1977 Zedelgem

Official blazon

D'azur à trois besants d'argent; le besant en pointe d'un diamètre double de ceux du chef.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on February 25, 1845.

The meaning of the arms is not known. The arms already appear on the 17^th century map by Pourbus on the Vrije van Brugge territory. On the map the three besants were of equal size, why this was changed in 1843 is not known.

The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930

Literature : Servais, M. : Armorial des provinces et des communes de Belgique. Liege, 1955, 1041 p