Dax
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DAX
Département : Landes
| French | D’azur à la tour donjonnée d'argent, ouverte, ajourée et maçonnée de sable, surmontée d'une fleur de lis d'or et soutenue à senestre d'un lion du même, le tout sur une terrasse d'argent, elle-même sur une rivière ondée du même mouvant de la pointe et chargée des lettres capitales A, C, Q et S de sable. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
This coa is a lion against a fortified tower on water.the water is due to its geographical location at the time Romans settled there and built the first walls of Dax (Aquae Tarbellicae) and made it a very prosperous river harbor. The tower represent the fortified city Dax was, and the lion is the symbol of Aquitaine, the province in which the city is situated.
 The arms in Hozier (1696) |
 The arms in Traversier (1842) |
 The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932 |
 The arms on a postcard by Barré Dayez |
 The arms on a postcard by Kroma |
 The arms on a postcard |
 The arms on a cover (1910) |
 The arms in the church of Saint-Vincent-de-Xaintes in Dax |
Literature: Louis, 1949