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Revision as of 10:14, 21 May 2023
Country : France Département : Somme |
French | De gueules au lierre d'argent ; au chef d'azur semé de fleurs de lis d'or. Motto : Liliis tenaci vimine jungor |
English | blazon wanted |
The arms are decorated with the following medals:
- Légion d’honneur (since June 2, 1948).
- Croix de guerre 1914-1918.
- Croix de guerre 1939-1945
Origin/meaning
Philippe Auguste supposedly granted the arms to the city of Amiens in 1185.
These arms underwent many transformations ever since: at the beginning the background was completely red, then it was decorated with an arabesques which became two branches of wicker, and then leaves of ivy meaning "the loyalty and the constant alliance of the city to the French crown".
During the Empire the blue part with golden lilies of France was replaced by three golden bees upon a red chief.
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932
The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens
The arms on a postcard by Kroma
The arms on a postcard
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms in a German album +/- 1910
The arms on a postcard by Robert Louis
Literature: Image taken from La banque du blason (with permission); background from a local tourist leaflet.