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The traditional arms of Menton show the local patron saint, St. Michael, slaying a dragon, with the words Defensor and Mentoni (Defending Menton). These arms were used throughout the 19th century, but during the 20th century the dragon changed into a devil. | |||
In 1848 the Provisional Commission of the Government of Menton used different arms, with an orange tree and a chief with three stars. These are the arms of the May family from Villefranche. | |||
The free canton with the letter F (during the rule of Napoleon III it was a N) was removed officially in the 1950s, but is currently used again. | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:menton.hagfr.jpg|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932 | |align="center"|[[File:menton.hagfr.jpg|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:menton. | |align="center"|[[File:menton.gif|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The traditional arms as shown in the late 1990s | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:menton. | |align="center"|[[File:menton.frba.jpg|300 px|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a postcard by [[Blasons_adhésif_(Kroma)|Kroma]] without the F | ||
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Département : Alpes-Maritimes
Official blazon
Parti: au 1er d'azur à saint Michel archange le bras dextre levé tenant un glaive, la pointe en bas, la senestre tenant une balance, terrassant le démon armé de sa fourche, le tout d'or; au 2e d'argent au citronnier au naturel fruité d'or posé entre deux monts de sinople, le tout soutenu d'une mer d'azur mouvant de la pointe et au comble du même chargé de trois étoiles d'argent et au franc-canton senestre de gueules chargé de la lettre capitale F d'or.
Origin/meaning
The traditional arms of Menton show the local patron saint, St. Michael, slaying a dragon, with the words Defensor and Mentoni (Defending Menton). These arms were used throughout the 19th century, but during the 20th century the dragon changed into a devil.
In 1848 the Provisional Commission of the Government of Menton used different arms, with an orange tree and a chief with three stars. These are the arms of the May family from Villefranche.
The free canton with the letter F (during the rule of Napoleon III it was a N) was removed officially in the 1950s, but is currently used again.
 The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932 |
 The traditional arms as shown in the late 1990s |
 The arms on a postcard by Kroma without the F |
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Literature : Image taken from La banque du blason (with permission); Ciaudo, 1992