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HUY

Province : Liège
Additions : 1976 Ben-Ahin, Tihange

Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted in 1818.
The arms show the lion of Namur, differentiated with the letter H for the town. Why these arms were granted is not known, the town, nor the castle had ever belonged to the counts of Namur. Huy belonged to the State of Liège and thus used a variation of the arms of Liège in its oldest seals, known from the late 12th century. The seal showed the perron (monument) of Liège flanked by two fleur-de-lis. In the mid 13th century the fleur-de-lis were replaced by two dogs. In the 15th century the seals showed a castle with three towers and a banner on each tower. This castle remained on the seals until the late 18th century. The council applied for the new arms in 1813, but the explanation does no longer exist.

Literature : Servais, 1955


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