Lille (France)

LILLE

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

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Official blazon

French	De gueules à la fleur de lis (florencée) d'argent.
English	(France) No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

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.

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  The arms around 1500

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  The arms in 1562

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  The arms in a 16th century manuscript

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

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  The arms in Napoleonic times

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  The Napoleonic arms on a medal from the 1920s

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  The arms in Traversier (1842)

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  The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932

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  The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens

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  The arms on a postcard by Robert Louis

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  The arms on a postcard by Barré Dayez

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  The arms on a postcard from the 1990s

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  The arms on a postcard by Kroma

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  The arms on a postcard by Maurice Jacquez

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  The arms on a postcard from the 1990s

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  The arms on a trade card from around 1900

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  The arms in the Abadie albums

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  The arms on a trade card from Félix Potin

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  The arms on a stamp

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