Michelbeke

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Civic heraldry of Belgium - Belgische Overheidswapens / Armorial de Belgique
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MICHELBEKE

Province : Oost-Vlaanderen
Incorporated into : 1970 Brakel

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Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on February 24, 1818.

The arms simply refer to agriculture and show farmer's tools and a wheat sheaf. The arms have no historical meaning and were designed for the small agricultural village in 1818.

Literature : Servais, 1955