Olizy-sur-Chiers
OLIZY-SUR-CHIERS
Département : Meuse
| French |
D'azur au creuset de fonderie d'or, accompagné, en chef, du buste de Gambrinus de carnation, barbé de tenné, vêtu d'argent, couronné, au collier et à l"anneau d'or, tenant un bock du même moussant d'argent, en flancs, de deux bretèches d'argent maçonnées de sable, percées chacune d'une meurtrière canonnière du champ, mouvant des flancs, et, en pointe, de deux pics de carrier d'argent emmanchés d'or, passés en sautoir. |
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Origin/meaning
The arms were officially adopted on April 12, 2021.
The foundry crucible illustrates the operation of a forge on the site of a mill in 1834.
The two ornaments represent those which surmounted the two doors of the 16th century tower attached to the church.
The Gambrinus (mythical king of Flanders and Brabant, symbol of beer lovers) refers to the brewery, which operated from the 18th century until 1912.
The quarry picks refer to the formerly important limestone mining and quarries.
The trout are common fish in the Chiers river.
Literature: Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr