Massemen

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MASSEMEN

Province : Oost-Vlaanderen
Incorporated into : 1977 Wetteren

Official blazon

D'azur, au lion d'or armé et lampassé de gueules.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 11, 1872.

The arms are supposedly those of the first Lords of Massemen from the 14th century, even though ther eis no historical proof of that.

The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930

Literature: Servais, 1955

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