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'''DUNKERQUE''' | '''DUNKERQUE''' |
Revision as of 08:05, 29 November 2022
DUNKERQUE
Département : Nord
Additions : 1970 Malo-les-Bains; 1972 Petite-Synthe, Rosendael; 1980 Mardyck; 2010 Fort-Mardyck, Saint-Pol-sur-Mer
French |
Coupé: au 1er d'or à un lion léopardé de sable, armé et lampassé de gueules, au 2e d'argent à un dauphin couché d'azur, barbé, crêté, lorré, oreillé et peautré de gueules. |
English | No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |
Origin/meaning
The fish is the oldest known symbol of the city and can already be seen on a seal of the city from 1244. The lion is the lion of Flandre/Vlaanderen as the city was made into a larger port by the Counts of Vlaanderen in the 13 and 14th centuries.
The arms in 1562 |
The arms in Traversier (1842) |
The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932 |
The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens |
The arms in the Abadie albums |
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Index of the site
Literature: J.J. Lartigue, Armorial général des communes de France, Paris, 1995; Info from Dirk Hillebrandt, Belgium. Image by Massimo Ghirardi.