Dour

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DOUR

Province : Hainaut
Additions: 1977 Blaugies, Elouges, Wihéries

Official blazon

(1914) D'or à la fasce d'azur, chargée en abyme d'un écusson de sinople au lion d'or, le champ semé de billettes d'argent.
(1979) D'or à la fasce d'azur, chargée en abîme d'un écusson de sinople au lion d'or, le champ semé de billettes d'argent.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 16, 1914 and again on June 8, 1979.

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The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930

The arms on a police badge (source)

Literature: Servais, 1955

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