Dauphiné

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DAUPHINÉ

Blason de Dauphiné/Arms (crest) of Dauphiné
Official blazon
French Écartelé: aux 1er et 4e d'azur à trois fleurs de lis d'or, aux 2e et 3e d'or dauphin d'azur, barbé, crêté, lorré, oreillé et peautré de gueules.
English Quarterly, in first and fourth quarters azure three fleur-de-lys or, in second and third quarters or a dolphin azure with fins gules.

Origin/meaning

The arms are a combination of a canting (heraldic) dolphin and the Royal arms of France. The heir apparent to the French throne bore the title of Dauphine.

Arms of Dauphiné

The arms in the Wapen- en Vlaggenboek van Gerrit Hesman (1708)
Blason de Dauphiné

The arms in Traversier (1842)
Blason de Dauphiné

The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932
Blason de Dauphiné

The arms on a postcard by Kroma
Blason de Dauphiné

The arms on a Barré Dayez Postcard

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Literature: Image taken from La banque du blason (with permission)