Saint-Ghislain

	SAINT-GHISLAIN Country :Belgium Province : Hainaut Additions: 1977 Baudour 1977 Hautrage 1977 Neufmaison 1977 Sirault 1977 Tertre 1977 Villerot Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":50.4465000000000003410605131648480892181396484375,"lon":3.821400000000000130029320644098334014415740966796875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
Dutch	(1818) Van zilver, beladen met een struik, staande op een terras alles van sabel, het schild gedekt met een gouden kroon en vastgehouden ter regter zijde door een arend en ter linker door een beer beiden van keel.
French	(1840) D'or à une demi aigle de sable parties d'azur aux trois fleurs de lys d'or, 2 et l, l'écu timbré de la mitre abbatiale d'or et de la crosse de même; supports; une aigle éployée à dextre, et à senestre, un ours muselé de gueules, le tout reposant suf une terrasse de sinople. (1979) D'or à une demi aigle de sable parties d'azur aux trois fleurs de lys d'or, 2 et 1, l'écu timbré de la mitre abbatiale d'or et de la crosse de même; supports; une aigle éployée à dextre, et à senestre, un ours muselé de gueules, le tout reposant sur une terasse de sinople.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on August 29, 1840 and confirmed on March 29, 1979.

The arms are identical to the arms adopted by the Saint Ghislain Abbey in 1588. The Abbey played a major role in the local history for many centuries. The arms are a combination of the German Imperial Eagle and the French Royal fleur-de-lis.

On April 15, 1818 the town already received arms with a bush. The meaning thereof is not known.

Image gallery

The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in the 16th century Armorial Marche
The arms in a manuscript from 1558
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in the 16th century 'Grand Armorial'
The arms in a 17th century manuscript
The arms from 1818
The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
The arms on a police badge (source)
The arms on a street sign (image by Derek Howard, 2017)

Literature: Servais, 1955

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