Lannion
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of France - Armorial de France |
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LANNION
Département : Côtes-d'Armor
Official blazon
D’azur à l’agneau pascal (la tête contournée) couché d'argent (d’or), tenant en ses pattes antérieures guidon de gueules à la hampe croisetée et pommetée d'or et portant l'inscription «Laus Deo» en lettres capitales d’or.
Motto: War zao atao
Origin/meaning
The arms are canting, showing an Agnus Dei, as the name supposedly was derived from l'agneau (the lamb).
The motto in Breton, means Always Beginning.
 The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932 |
 The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens |
 The arms by Robert Luis (1949) |
 The arms on a postcard by Kroma |
Literature : Louis, 1949; image by Massimo Ghirardi