Brest (Bretagne)

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Official blazon

French	Parti : au 1er d'azur à trois fleurs de lis d'or, au 2e d'hermine plain.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1696 and confirmed on October 28, 1826.

The arms are a combination of the arms of France (fleur-de-lys) and Bretagne (Brittany, ermine).

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  The arms in Hozier (1696)

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  The arms in Traversier (1842)

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  The arms by Guilbert, 1853

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  The arms in a publication from 1895

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  The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932

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  The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens

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  The arms on a cover (1976)

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  The arms on a postcard by Kroma

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  The arms on a Barré Dayez Postcard

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  The arms on a philatelic card (with Lyon)

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  Postal cancellation 1971

Literature: Froger et Pressensé, 2001