Berlare

BERLARE

(1854) D'argent. à un Saint-Martin, au naturel.
(1982) Doorsneden 1. in zilver een Sint-Martinus met bedelaar, alles van natuurlijke kleur 2. gedeeld a. in sabel zes schelpen van zilver 3, 2 en 1 geplaatst b. in lazuur een leeuw van goud, geklauwd en getongd van keel, met over alles heen een schuinbalk van keel, beladen met drie breedarmige kruisjes van zilver, in de richting van de schuinbalk geplaatst.

The first arms were granted on November 4, 1854 and new arms were granted on February 2, 1982.

The old arms are based on the 18^th century seal of the village and show St. Martin, the patron saint, cutting his cloak for a beggar.

After the merger the arms were changed. The new arms show the old arms in the upper half, and the arms of Overmere and UItbergen in the lower half.

The arms from 1854	The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
The arms on a police badge (source)

Literature: Servais, 1955

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