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'''LEOPOLDSBURG''' | '''LEOPOLDSBURG''' | ||
Province : [[Limburg (België)|Limburg]]<br/> | Province : [[Limburg (België)|Limburg]]<br/> | ||
Additions : 1975 Heppen | Additions: 1975 Heppen | ||
[[File:leopolds.jpg|center]] | [[File:leopolds.jpg|center|Wapen van {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
*(1877) Tiercé en pal, de sable, d'or et de gueules; à deux épées nues d'argent garnies d'or posées en sautoir, au chef de sinople, chargé de deux L adossées et surmonteés de la couronne royale aussi d'or. | *(1877) Tiercé en pal, de sable, d'or et de gueules; à deux épées nues d'argent garnies d'or posées en sautoir, au chef de sinople, chargé de deux L adossées et surmonteés de la couronne royale aussi d'or. | ||
*(1989) Gedeeld in drieën van sabel, van goud en van keel, twee schuingekruiste zwaarden van zilver met gevest van goud over alles heen; schildhoofd: in sinopel twee afgewende hoofdletters L van goud, overtopt met de Belgische koningskroon. | *(1989) Gedeeld in drieën van sabel, van goud en van keel, twee schuingekruiste zwaarden van zilver met gevest van goud over alles heen; schildhoofd: in sinopel twee afgewende hoofdletters L van goud, overtopt met de Belgische koningskroon. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on June 28, 1877 and again on July 20, 1989. | The arms were officially granted on June 28, 1877 and again on July 20, 1989. | ||
The village developed around an army camp founded in 1835 by King Leopold I. In 1848 the cam was abolished and the military settled in the village, which became a separate municipality in 1850. | The village developed around an army camp founded in 1835 by King Leopold I. In 1848 the cam was abolished and the military settled in the village, which became a separate municipality in 1850. | ||
The arms show the Belgian flag with | The arms show the Belgian flag with two swords as a reminder of the army base. The chief shows the monogramme of King Leopold I. | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:leopoldsburg.hagbe.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | |align="center"|[[File:leopoldsburg.hagbe.jpg|center|Wapen van/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:leopoldsburg.pol.jpg|center|Wapen van/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}|275 px]] <br/>The arms on a police badge ([http://blog.seniorennet.be/police_politie_insignes/ source]) | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}p.jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Arms on a municipal cover | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955 | |||
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[[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms L]] | [[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms L]] | ||