Forez
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French | De gueules au dauphin d'or. |
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Origin/meaning
The arms show a dolphin and are derived from the arms of the medieval Counts of Forez. The dolphin was used already by Guigues IV de Forez (who died in 1241).
The arms in the Wapen- en Vlaggenboek van Gerrit Hesman (1708) |
Literature: Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr