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'''RIJKEVORSEL''' | '''RIJKEVORSEL''' | ||
Province : [[Antwerpen (provincie)|Antwerpen]]<br/> | Province : [[Antwerpen (provincie)|Antwerpen]]<br/> | ||
[[File:rykevors.jpg|center]] | [[File:rykevors.jpg|center|Wapen van {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
*(1913) Van rood, gekousd met zilver, het rood beladen met drie zilveren ruiten, geplaatst twee en een, en het zilver beladen rechts met de letter R en links met de letter V, insgelijks van rood. | *(1913) Van rood, gekousd met zilver, het rood beladen met drie zilveren ruiten, geplaatst twee en een, en het zilver beladen rechts met de letter R en links met de letter V, insgelijks van rood. | ||
*(1993) In keel gekoust van zilver, drie ruiten van hetzelfde en het zilver beladen rechts met de hoofdletter R en links met de hoofdletter V, beide van keel. | *(1993) In keel gekoust van zilver, drie ruiten van hetzelfde en het zilver beladen rechts met de hoofdletter R en links met de hoofdletter V, beide van keel. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on July 30, 1913 and confirmed on March 1, 1993. | The arms were granted on July 30, 1913 and confirmed on March 1, 1993. | ||
The oldest known seal of the village dates from 1654 and shows a fox, canting for the old name of Rijke Vossel (Vos=fox). In the 18th century the seal showed a triangular shield with three diamonds and the letters R and V. In 1913 this was transformed to a triangle and letters on a shield. <br> | The oldest known seal of the village dates from 1654 and shows a fox, canting for the old name of Rijke Vossel (Vos=fox). In the 18th century the seal showed a triangular shield with three diamonds and the letters R and V. In 1913 this was transformed to a triangle and letters on a shield. <br> | ||
The diamonds are probably derived from the arms of the Lalaing family, who acquired the village in the 16th century. The colours are also derived from Lalaing. | The diamonds are probably derived from the arms of the Lalaing family, who acquired the village in the 16th century. The colours are also derived from Lalaing. | ||
{|align="center" | |||
|align="center"|[[File:ryckevorsel.hagbe.jpg|center|Wapen van/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:rijkevorsel.pol.jpg|center|Wapen van/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}|275 px]] <br/>The arms on a police badge ([http://blog.seniorennet.be/police_politie_insignes/ source]) | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Anonymous : Van evers en heiligen - wapens en vlaggen van de gemeenten in de provincie Antwerpen. Antwerpen, 1998. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Anonymous : Van evers en heiligen - wapens en vlaggen van de gemeenten in de provincie Antwerpen. Antwerpen, 1998. | ||
[[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms R]] | [[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms R]] | ||