Ruisbroek (Puurs)

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RUISBROEK

Province : Antwerpen
Incorporated into : 1977 Puurs (2019 Puurs-Sint-Amands)

Official blazon

Dutch	Van zilver met een vechtende haan van sabel, gebekt, gebaard, gekamd en gepoot van keel, het schild getopt met een kroon met 15 parels waarvan drie verheven.
English	(Puurs) No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on January 16, 1953.

The arms show a canting rooster for the Lords of Ruisbroek from 1738-1793, the family Lecocq ('the rooster'). The local council already used the arms on its seal in 1757, but the municipality never applied for arms prior to 1951.

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  The arms on a local coin/token

Literature: Servais, 1955

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