Argenteuil (Val-d'Oise)
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ARGENTEUIL
Département : Val-d'Oise
French | De gueules à la roue dentée d'or, remplie d'une fontaine héraldique et engrenant quatre pignons d'or ordonnés en croix, ceux des flancs rayonnant chacun de quatre éclairs d'argent et celui du chef accosté de deux demi-vols du même; au chef d'azur chargé de la Sainte-Tunique d'argent accostée de deux fleurs de lis d'or. |
English | (Val-d'Oise) No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |
Origin/meaning
The arms are a combination of the arms of France (fleur-de-lis) and the symbol for Jezus Christ, as a piece of the shirt is one of the most important relics in the local church since it was obtained during the crusades.
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> File:argenteuil.lou.jpg|alt=Blason de Argenteuil / Arms of Argenteuil|The arms by Robert Louis File:argenteu.jpg|alt=Blason de Argenteuil / Arms of Argenteuil|The arms on a poster published by Gaso Mériel, 1995 </galelry>
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