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The arms are derived from the arms of the oldest known Lords of Merkem, the Van Grammene family, who are known as Lords of Merkem since around 1100. Later the estate was a possession of many different other families. The seals of the estate, however, all shows the chequered shield of the Van Grammene family. In the late 16<sup>th</sup> century the number of the fields was reduced to six, but the old arms were restored later. | The arms are derived from the arms of the oldest known Lords of Merkem, the Van Grammene family, who are known as Lords of Merkem since around 1100. Later the estate was a possession of many different other families. The seals of the estate, however, all shows the chequered shield of the Van Grammene family. In the late 16<sup>th</sup> century the number of the fields was reduced to six, but the old arms were restored later. | ||
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<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | <gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | ||
File:Merkem1619.jpg|alt=Wapen van Merkem/Arms (crest) of Merkem|The arms in 1619 | File:Merkem1619.jpg|alt=Wapen van Merkem/Arms (crest) of Merkem|The arms in 1619 | ||
File:merckem.hagbe.jpg||alt=Wapen van Merkem/Arms (crest) of Merkem|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | File:merckem.hagbe.jpg||alt=Wapen van Merkem/Arms (crest) of Merkem|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | ||
File:Merkem.lonka.jpg||alt=Wapen van Merkem/Arms (crest) of Merkem|The arms on a [[Lonka series|Lonka]] trade card</gallery> | File:Merkem.lonka.jpg||alt=Wapen van Merkem/Arms (crest) of Merkem|The arms on a [[Lonka series|Lonka]] trade card | ||
File:Merkemc.jpg|alt=Wapen van Merkem/Arms (crest) of Merkem|The arms on a municipal cover (1960s) | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955 | ||
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[[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms M]] | [[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms M]] | ||
[[Category:West-Vlaanderen]] | [[Category:West-Vlaanderen]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1840]] | [[Category:Granted 1840]] | ||