Saint-Germain-en-Laye

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Civic heraldry of France - Armorial de France
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SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE

Département : Yvelines

Origin/meaning

The arms show a cot as a symbol that the French King Louis XIV was born in the town on the 5th of July 1638. The fleur-de-lis in the chief is the symbol of the Royal family.

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The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932

Literature : Image taken from La banque du blason (with permission)