Lille (France)

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LILLE

Département : Nord
Additions : 1858 Esquermes, Fives, Moulins-Lille, Wazemmes; 1977 Hellemmes, 2000 Lomme

De gueules à la fleur de lis (florencée) d'argent.

The arms are canting, showing a lily. The lily is known as a symbol for the city since 1199. The arms have basically not changed since.

The arms in 1562	The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in Napoleonic times	The Napoleonic arms on a medal from the 1920s
The arms in Traversier (1842)	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 from the 1990s
The arms on a postcard by Kroma	The arms on a postcard by Maurice Jacquez
The arms on a postcard from the 1990s	The arms on a trade card from around 1900
The arms on a trade card from Félix Potin	The arms on a stamp