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Province : Stadsgewest Brussel / Région Bruxelles | Province : Stadsgewest Brussel / Région Bruxelles | ||
[[File:ixelles.jpg|center|Wapen van | [[File:ixelles.jpg|center|alt=Wapen van Elsene /Blason d'Ixelles]] | ||
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|'''Dutch''' | |||
| In zilver een els van natuurlijke kleur | |||
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|'''French''' | |||
| D'argent à un aune au naturel | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
| Argent, an alder tree proper | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The arms show a canting alder tree (Els in Dutch). Elsene became a separate council only in 1813, thus no historical arms or seals existed, hence the choice for a canting element. | The arms show a canting alder tree (Els in Dutch). Elsene became a separate council only in 1813, thus no historical arms or seals existed, hence the choice for a canting element. | ||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
File:elsene.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Elsene /Blason d'Ixelles|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | |||
File:elsene.pol.jpg|alt=Wapen van Elsene /Blason d'Ixelles|The arms on a police badge ([http://blog.seniorennet.be/police_politie_insignes/ source]) | |||
File:elsene1.jpg|alt=Wapen van Elsene /Blason d'Ixelles|The arms in the town (image Derek Howard) | |||
File:elsene2.jpg|alt=Wapen van Elsene /Blason d'Ixelles|The arms in the town (image Derek Howard) | |||
File:elsene3.jpg|alt=Wapen van Elsene /Blason d'Ixelles|The arms in the town (image Derek Howard) | |||
File:elsene4.jpg|alt=Wapen van Elsene /Blason d'Ixelles|The arms in the town (image Derek Howard) | |||
</gallery> | |||
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