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The arms are based on the old seals of the city, mentioned in 1273, but the oldest actual existing seal dates from the 16th century. Both show three water-lily leaves, probably derived from the Lords of Saint-Géry, the oldest known Lords of Wavre in the 13th century. Their seals showed the three leaves. Their title Saint-Géry/Sint-Gorik is derived from a marshy island in which is now part of Brussels. This may be the reason for the choice of the leaves. | The arms are based on the old seals of the city, mentioned in 1273, but the oldest actual existing seal dates from the 16th century. Both show three water-lily leaves, probably derived from the Lords of Saint-Géry, the oldest known Lords of Wavre in the 13th century. Their seals showed the three leaves. Their title Saint-Géry/Sint-Gorik is derived from a marshy island in which is now part of Brussels. This may be the reason for the choice of the leaves. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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| | File:wavreaz1.jpg|alt=Blason de Wavre/Arms (crest) of Wavre|Seal from 1355 | ||
File:Leuvengo.jpg|alt=Blason de Wavre/Arms (crest) of Wavre|The arms in the Armorial Gorrevod (1460) | |||
File:wavere.hagbe.jpg|alt=Blason de Wavre/Arms (crest) of Wavre|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | |||
File:wavre.pol.jpg|alt=Blason de Wavre/Arms (crest) of Wavre|The arms on a police badge ([http://blog.seniorennet.be/police_politie_insignes/ source]) | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955 | ||