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'''AULNOIS''' | '''AULNOIS''' | ||
Province : [[Hainaut]]<br/> | Province : [[Hainaut]]<br/> | ||
Incorporated into : 1976 [[Quévy]] | Incorporated into: 1976 [[Quévy]] | ||
[[File:aulnois.jpg|center]] | [[File:aulnois.jpg|center|Armoiries de {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Burelé d'argent et d'azur de dix pièces, à la bande de gueules brochant sur le tout - l'écu sommé d'un heaume d'argent cpuronné, grillé, colleté et liseré d'or, aux lambrequins d'argent et d'azur. Cimier: un vol d'argent. | Burelé d'argent et d'azur de dix pièces, à la bande de gueules brochant sur le tout - l'écu sommé d'un heaume d'argent cpuronné, grillé, colleté et liseré d'or, aux lambrequins d'argent et d'azur. Cimier: un vol d'argent. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted by royal decree on December 12, 1953. | The arms were granted by royal decree on December 12, 1953. | ||
The arms are based on the arms on the seal of the village from 1581. The arms are those of the Pottes family, lords of the village, but without the shells on the bend. The village was a possession of the Pottes family since the 15th century. The family arms are known since 1334. Why the seal of the village did not show the three shells (scallops) on the bend is not known. | |||
Compare also [[Pottes]], where the shells have been replaced by canting pots. | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Servais, M. : Armorial des provinces et des communes de Belgique. Liege, 1955, 1041 p | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, M. : Armorial des provinces et des communes de Belgique. Liege, 1955, 1041 p | ||
[[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms A]] | [[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms A]] | ||
[[Category:Hainaut]] | [[Category:Hainaut]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1953]] | [[Category:Granted 1953]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:47, 28 January 2024
AULNOIS
Province : Hainaut
Incorporated into: 1976 Quévy
Official blazon
Burelé d'argent et d'azur de dix pièces, à la bande de gueules brochant sur le tout - l'écu sommé d'un heaume d'argent cpuronné, grillé, colleté et liseré d'or, aux lambrequins d'argent et d'azur. Cimier: un vol d'argent.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted by royal decree on December 12, 1953.
The arms are based on the arms on the seal of the village from 1581. The arms are those of the Pottes family, lords of the village, but without the shells on the bend. The village was a possession of the Pottes family since the 15th century. The family arms are known since 1334. Why the seal of the village did not show the three shells (scallops) on the bend is not known.
Compare also Pottes, where the shells have been replaced by canting pots.
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Literature: Servais, M. : Armorial des provinces et des communes de Belgique. Liege, 1955, 1041 p