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'''Country''' : Switzerland [[File:Switzerland.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Canton''' : [[Vaud]][[File:vaud.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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|'''French''' | |||
| Coupé d'argent et de gueules à deux fasces ondées de l'un en l'autre. | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The two wavy bars symbolize the two rivers that bounded the town to the east and west. The arms are known from the seals of the city since 1530. The colours are those of the House of Savoy, of which a member, Louis, lord of Vaud, founded the city of Morges in 1286-1287. | |||
[[File:morges.jpg| | ===Image gallery=== | ||
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File:Morges.okz.jpg|alt=Blason de Morges/Arms (crest) of Morges|The arms on a [[Oldenkott_(Switzerland)|Dutch tobacco card]] (+/- 1910) | |||
File:morges2.hagch.jpg|alt=Blason de Morges/Arms (crest) of Morges|Variation of the arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960 | |||
File:morges.hagch.jpg|alt=Blason de Morges/Arms (crest) of Morges|Variation of the arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960 | |||
File:morges5.hagch.jpg|alt=Blason de Morges/Arms (crest) of Morges|Variation of the arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960 | |||
File:Morgesp.jpg|alt=Blason de Morges/Arms (crest) of Morges|Postal cancellation | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Switzerland|'''Literature''']] : | |||
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[[Category:Swiss Municipalities M]] | [[Category:Swiss Municipalities M]] | ||
[[Category:Vaud]] | [[Category:Vaud]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:19, 3 September 2023
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Country : Switzerland  Canton : Vaud  |
| French | Coupé d'argent et de gueules à deux fasces ondées de l'un en l'autre. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The two wavy bars symbolize the two rivers that bounded the town to the east and west. The arms are known from the seals of the city since 1530. The colours are those of the House of Savoy, of which a member, Louis, lord of Vaud, founded the city of Morges in 1286-1287.
Image gallery
The arms on a Dutch tobacco card (+/- 1910)
Variation of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960
Variation of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960
Variation of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960
Postal cancellation
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