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The arms may be decorated with the French War Cross 1914-1918. | The arms may be decorated with the French War Cross 1914-1918. | ||
The arms combine the old arms of Givet and the arms of the Charlemont fortress next to the village. | |||
The gun refers to the important military past of the town and its fortress. The three towers are the Victoire, Grégoire and Maugis towers in the town. | The gun refers to the important military past of the town and its fortress. The three towers are the Victoire, Grégoire and Maugis towers in the town. | ||
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===Image gallery=== | ===Image gallery=== | ||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | <gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | ||
File:givet1.jpg|alt=Blason de Givet/Arms (crest) of Givet|The arms of Givet by Hozier, 1696 | |||
File:Charlemont.jpg|alt=Blason de Charlemont/Arms (crest) of Charlemont|The arms of Charlemont by Hozier, 1696 | |||
File:Givet-tr.jpg|alt=Blason de Givet/Arms (crest) of Givet|The arms in Traversier (1842) | File:Givet-tr.jpg|alt=Blason de Givet/Arms (crest) of Givet|The arms in Traversier (1842) | ||
File:givet.hagfr.jpg|alt=Blason de Givet/Arms (crest) of Givet|The arms in the [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932 | File:givet.hagfr.jpg|alt=Blason de Givet/Arms (crest) of Givet|The arms in the [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932 | ||