Namur (province)

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PROVINCE NAMUR

Official blazon

D'or au lion de sable armé et lampassé de gueules, et couronné d'or, au baton de gueules bro­ chant sur le tout: couronne comtale à treize perles dont trois relevées.

Origin/meaning

These are the arms of the former County Namur. They have been in use for many centuries and as provincial arms since 1815.

The arms in the Wapen- en Vlaggenboek van Gerrit Hesman (1708)	The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
The arms on a tile, 1930s	The arms on a police badge (source)

Literature: Vries, H. de : Wapens van de Nederlanden, Amsterdam, 1995.