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Country : Belgium
Province : West-Vlaanderen
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- (1824) Van zilver beladen met drie kepers van sabel, het schild gedekt met een kroon van goud.
- (1838) Wit koleur met dry kepers, den eenen op den anderen, van zwart koleur, het wapen gedekt met eene gouden kroon.
- (1953) Van zilver met drie kepers van keel - het schild getopt met een kroon van goud met vijf fleurons, elk door een parel gescheiden.
- (1980) In zilver drie kepers van keel. Het schild getopt met een stedekroon met vijf torens van goud.
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Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on May 30, 1953 and slightly changed on October 1, 1980. These arms replaced the arms granted on April 14, 1824 and confirmed on April 7, 1838, which showed the chevrons in black instead of red.
The arms are derived from the arms of the 13th century Lords of Menen. The arms have been used by the city since many centuries and appeared already on the 16th century seal of the city. The arms have never changed since, but were accidentally granted in the wrong colours in 1824. This was corrected in 1953 and in 1980 the crown was changed into a mural crown.
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The arms in a manuscript from 1558
The arms on a police badge (source)
Literature: Servais, 1955
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