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Dinant was an important fortress city already in early medieval times. The oldest known seals date from the late 14<sup>th</sup> century and show a tower and a bridge over the Meuse river. In 1399 a new seal showed a city with three towers, the local patron saint and the patron saint of the State of Liège, to which the city at the time belonged. On the middle tower a small shield was seen, with a demi-lion. A later seal, known since 1466, shows St. Perpète, the local patron saint, holding a shield with the lion. Coloured images are known from the 16<sup>th</sup> century and the arms have not changed since. | Dinant was an important fortress city already in early medieval times. The oldest known seals date from the late 14<sup>th</sup> century and show a tower and a bridge over the Meuse river. In 1399 a new seal showed a city with three towers, the local patron saint and the patron saint of the State of Liège, to which the city at the time belonged. On the middle tower a small shield was seen, with a demi-lion. A later seal, known since 1466, shows St. Perpète, the local patron saint, holding a shield with the lion. Coloured images are known from the 16<sup>th</sup> century and the arms have not changed since. | ||
In 1840 the arms were granted with a red lion and | In 1840 the arms were granted with a red lion and red rushes in silver, this was corrected in 1927, with the addition of the French War Cross. | ||
The arms from 1840: | The arms from 1840: | ||