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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms are based on the old city seal, known from the | The arms are based on the old city seal, known from the 13<sup>th</sup> century (see below) and show the local patron saint, St. Nicholas in a ship. The ship indicates the importance of the harbour. | ||
===Image gallery=== | ===Image gallery=== | ||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | <gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | ||
File:mardyckz1.jpg|alt=Blason de Mardyck/Arms (crest) of Mardyck|The seal from the 1st half of the | File:mardyckz1.jpg|alt=Blason de Mardyck/Arms (crest) of Mardyck|The seal from the 1st half of the 13<sup>th</sup> century (Ewe, 1972) | ||
File:Mardyckb.jpg|alt=Wapen van Mardyck/Arms (crest) of Mardyck|The arms on the city hall of [[Brugge]] | File:Mardyckb.jpg|alt=Wapen van Mardyck/Arms (crest) of Mardyck|The arms on the city hall of [[Brugge]] | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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(Mardijk) Country: France  Département: Nord  Incorporated into:
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| French | D'azur à la barque d'or voguant sur une mer d'argent, portant un saint-Nicolas de carnation, vêtu d'argent et d'or, crossé et mitré du même, et bénissant de la dextre, trois enfants de carnation le regardant à ses pieds. |
| English | Azure, standing in a boat Or, St. Nicolas vested argent and Or, with mitre and crozier Or, with 3 children at his feet. |
Origin/meaning
The arms are based on the old city seal, known from the 13th century (see below) and show the local patron saint, St. Nicholas in a ship. The ship indicates the importance of the harbour.
Image gallery
The seal from the 1st half of the 13th century (Ewe, 1972)
The arms on the city hall of Brugge
Literature: Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr
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