Namur (province)

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PROVINCE NAMUR

Armoiries de Namur (province)

Official blazon

D'or au lion de sable armé et lampassé de gueules, et couronné d'or, au baton de gueules bro chant sur le tout: couronne comtale à treize perles dont trois relevées.

Origin/meaning

These are the arms of the former County Namur. They have been in use for many centuries and as provincial arms since 1815.

Image gallery

The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495)
The arms on a coin from 1790
The arms in the Wapen- en Vlaggenboek van Gerrit Hesman (1708)
The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
The arms on a tile, 1930s
The arms on a police badge (source)

Literature: Vries, H. de : Wapens van de Nederlanden, Amsterdam, 1995.

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