Bordeaux
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BORDEAUX
Département : Gironde
Additions : 1965 Cauderan
| French | De gueules au château de quatre tours crénelées et couvertes d'argent, hersé et sommé d'un clocher du même portant une cloche d'argent, le tout maçonné de sable, surmonté d'un léopard d'or, posé sur des ondes d'azur mouvant de la pointe et chargées d'un croissant d'argent; au chef cousu d'azur semé de fleurs de lis d'or. |
| English | No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |
Origin/meaning
The leopard is taken from the arms of the old territory of Guyenne, of which Bordeaux was the capital. The castle is the former city hall standing on the Garonne river. The crescent symbolises the bend the river makes in the city. The chief is the arms of France and signify that the city received its own parliament by King Louis XI in 1453.
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in Hozier (1696)
The arms in Traversier (1842)
Municipal letterhead +/- 1875
On the city hall
On a house in The Hague (Netherlands), 1930s
The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932
The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens
The arms on a postcard by Robert Louis
The arms on a postcard by Barré Dayez
The arms on a postcard by Kroma
The arms on a postcard by Maurice Jacquez
The arms on a trade card from Félix Potin
The arms by Guilbert, 1853
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