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[[File:achen.png|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:achen.png|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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Coupé de gueules au chevron ployé d'argent et à deux clefs d'or passées en sautoir brochant, et d'or à une croix de Lorraine de gueules. | |+Official blazon | ||
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Coupé de gueules au chevron ployé d'argent et à deux clefs d'or passées en sautoir brochant, et d'or à une croix de [[Lorraine]] de gueules. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The upper half shows the arms of Counts of Petite-Pierre, who owned the village for a long time, combined with the keys of St. Peter, the local patron saint. | The upper half shows the arms of Counts of Petite-Pierre, who owned the village for a long time, combined with the keys of St. Peter, the local patron saint. | ||
The base shows the cross of Lorraine, as Achen was historically part of the Bitche county of Lorraine. | The base shows the cross of [[Lorraine]], as Achen was historically part of the Bitche county of [[Lorraine]]. | ||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|Literature]] : | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]: | ||
[[Category:French Municipalities A]] | |||
[[Category:Moselle]] | [[Category:Moselle]] |
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