Lille (France)
LILLE
Département : Nord
Additions : 1858 Esquermes, Fives, Moulins-Lille, Wazemmes; 1977 Hellemmes, 2000 Lomme
| French | De gueules à la fleur de lis (florencée) d'argent. |
| English | blazon wanted |
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.
The arms around 1500
The arms in 1562
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms by Hozier, 1696
The arms in the Wapen- en Vlaggenboek van Gerrit Hesman (1708)
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 in the Abadie albums
The arms on a trade card from Félix Potin
The arms on a stamp
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