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Country : France Département : Haut-Rhin |
French | De gueules à saint Michel contourné, ailé et portant armure d'argent, casqué d'or, vêtu dune tunique du même chargée d'une croisette d'argent sur la poitrine, portant un bouclier d'argent à la croix d'or, terrassant de sa lance croisetée d'argent un dragon d'or couché sur le dos en pointe. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms show St. Michael, patron saint of the village, killing the dragon. The arms were originally granted in 1697, on a blue shield. The gold and blue were the royal colours. The present colours are the colours of the Alsace region.
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The arms by Schœnhaupt, 1900
The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932
The arms in Kandern (image Ralf Fischer)
Literature: Les armoiries des communes du Bas-Rhin. Tome VI : Communes du département (Saulxures à Zutzendorf). 1963
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