Mons

	MONS Country: Belgium Province: Hainaut Additions: (to see click on expand) 1971 Cuesmes 1971 Hyon 1971 Ghlin 1971 Nimy 1971 Obourg 1964 Saint-Denis-en-Broqueroie 1977 Ciply 1977 Harmignies 1977 Harveng 1977 Havré 1977 Jemappes 1971 Flénu 1977 Maisières 1977 Mesvin 1977 Nouvelles 1977 Saint Symphorien 1977 Spiennes 1977 Villers-Saint-Ghislain Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":50.454700000000002546585164964199066162109375,"lon":3.951400000000000023447910280083306133747100830078125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
Dutch	(1818) Van keel, beladen met een burg van zilver, gevaand van goud, waartegen het wapen van henegouwen en staande op een groen terras, het schild gedekt met een gouden kroon.
French	(1842) de gueules, à une ville d'argent à quatre tourelles, dont les deux intérieures portent des guidons d'or et les deus extérieures le globe impérial, surmonté de la croix, de même ayant au-dessus de la porte les armes de Hainaut: et sous la herse un chien, de garde, d'argent, le tout posé sur une terrasse de sinople, l'écu timbré d'une couronne d'or. (1977) De gueules `a un châteu d'argent, ouvert du champ, la herse levée, `a quatre tours et un donjon; la porte surmontée des armes modernes de Hainaut; les tours à deux étages crénelées, le toit pointu, surmontées, celles flanquant la porte d'une boule et d'un guidon d'or,les guidons adossés, celles d'angle d'un globe cricifère du même; la cour fermée et du champ; la partie apparente du donjon à une fenêtre et à un toit en b6atière sommé de deux boules d'or; sous la herse, un chien de garde assis, d'argent, la tête posée de front; le tout dur une terrasse isolée de sinople. L'écu sommé d'une couronne à cinq fleurons.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on April 15, 1818 and confirmed on January 25, 1842 and August 19, 1977.

The arms are based on the oldest seals of the city and show a walled city. Mons was already mentioned as a fortified and walled city in the 12^th century. Above the gate is the quartered shield of the Counts of Hainaut, as Mons was the original capital of the county Hainaut since 1295.

The oldest seal dates from 1218 and only shows a tower and wall. The contra-seal, however, showed the oldest arms of the Counts of Hainaut, three chevrons. Later 13^th century seals show a similar composition as on the present arms.

The dog in the gate never was shown on the seals or official arms prior to 1818. The dog appears, however, on the city hall in the 15^th century and on coins form the 17^th century minted in the city. The dog probably is a symbol of vigilance.

The arms basically have not changed since 1818, but each blazon is more detailed as the previous.

Image gallery

The arms in the Armorial Gorrevod (1460)
The arms in a 16^th century manuscript
The arms in a 16^th century manuscript
The arms in a manuscript from 1558
The arms in the 16^th century Armorial Marche
The arms in the 16^th century 'Grand Armorial'
The arms in a 17^th century manuscript
The arms in the Wapen- en Vlaggenboek van Gerrit Hesman (1708)
The arms in Traversier (1842)
The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
The arms of a trade card
The arms on municipal stationary 1962
Postal cancellation

Literature: Servais, 1955

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