Herdersem

The arms from 1818 The arms from 1843	Country : Belgium Province : Oost-Vlaanderen Incorporated into : 1976 Aalst Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":50.970900000000000318323145620524883270263671875,"lon":4.06660000000000021458390619955025613307952880859375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
Dutch	(1818) Van goud, beladen met een dwarsbalk van keel, waarop drie sterren van zilver, verzeld van boven van twee eenden en van onderen door een eend, zonder bek of pooten, alles van keel. (1843) Eenen zilveren schild, met dry blauwe banden en tien zwarte platte ronden, met goud gestippeld, rondom den zoom geplaetst, binnen het veld, met een gulden boordsel belaeden met acht blauwe sint Andries-kruysen, 3, 2, 2 en 1 op het onderste deel.
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Origin/meaning

Herdersem first received arms on April 29, 1819. These arms showed a golden field with a red bar, charged with three stars, and accompanied by three merles. The origin or meaning of these arms is not known.

The second arms were granted on August 11, 1843.

These arms are based on the 18^th century seal of the local council. The arms are derived from the arms of the Valdez family. In 1620 Don Gaspard de Valdez, a Spanish nobleman, acquired the estate of Herdersem. His family remained in possession of the estate until the late 18^th century.