Rijkevorsel

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RIJKEVORSEL

Province : Antwerpen

Wapen van Rijkevorsel/Coat of arms (crest) of Rijkevorsel

Official blazon

  • (1913) Van rood, gekousd met zilver, het rood beladen met drie zilveren ruiten, geplaatst twee en een, en het zilver beladen rechts met de letter R en links met de letter V, insgelijks van rood.
  • (1993) In keel gekoust van zilver, drie ruiten van hetzelfde en het zilver beladen rechts met de hoofdletter R en links met de hoofdletter V, beide van keel.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on July 30, 1913 and confirmed on March 1, 1993.

The oldest known seal of the village dates from 1654 and shows a fox, canting for the old name of Rijke Vossel (Vos=fox). In the 18th century the seal showed a triangular shield with three diamonds and the letters R and V. In 1913 this was transformed to a triangle and letters on a shield.
The diamonds are probably derived from the arms of the Lalaing family, who acquired the village in the 16th century. The colours are also derived from Lalaing.

Wapen van/Blason de Rijkevorsel

The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
Wapen van/Blason de Rijkevorsel

The arms on a police badge (source)



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Literature: Anonymous : Van evers en heiligen - wapens en vlaggen van de gemeenten in de provincie Antwerpen. Antwerpen, 1998.