Carcassonne
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CARCASSONNE
Département : Aude
French | D'azur semé de fleurs de lis d'or, au portail de ville flanqué de deux tours couvertes d'argent, maçonné, ajouré et ouvert de sable, la porte coulissée d'argent surmontée d'un écusson de gueules à l'agneau pascal d'argent à la tête contournée nimbée d'or, portant un guidon d'argent chargé d'une croisette du champ. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms combine the elements from the historical arms of the lower and upper city. The lower city used an Agnus Dei and a bordure with fleur-de-lis, the upper city a castle with a small shield with the three fleur-de-lys of France.
The arms of the upper city in a 16th century manuscript
The arms of the lower city in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (+/- 1910)
The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932
The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens
The arms on a postcard by Kroma
Literature: J.J. Lartigue, Armorial général des communes de France, Paris, 1995.
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