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Revision as of 05:43, 30 December 2022
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Dutch | In lazuur een Sint_Egidius, abt, van goud. |
French | D'azur à un Saint Egide, abbé, d'or. |
English | Azure, the figure of St. Giles Or. |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on January 22, 1858.
The arms show St. Giles (also Ægidius, Egidius), the local patron saint. The saint already appeared on the local seal from 1229.
The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
The arms on a police badge (source)
Literature: Servais, 1955
This page is part of the Belgium heraldry portal/ Belgische overheidswapens/ Armorial de Belgique
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