Toulouse
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Country : France  Département : Haute-Garonne  |
| French | De gueules à la croix cléchée, vidée et pommetée de douze pièces d'or, montée sur une hampe du même posée en pal, adextrée d'un château donjonné de trois tours et senestrée d'une basilique de Saint-Sernin à trois clochers, le tout d'argent maçonné de sable, à l'agneau pascal d'argent, la tête contournée et nimbée d'or, brochant sur le tout ; au chef cousu d'azur semé de fleurs de lis d'or. |
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Origin/meaning
The arm show an Agnus Dei, probably the oldest arms/symbol of the city as can be seen on the seal of 1303 (see below). The cross is the cross of the Occitanie region and is taken from the arms of the Count of Toulouse. The counts startred the use of the cross in the 12th or 13th century.
The two buildings, the local castle and cathedral, indicate the strength of the city. The chief is the chief of France and probably was added after King Philippe III inherited the County of Toulouse in 1272.
During Napoleonic times, the chief was replaced by a chief with three bees.
Seal from 1303
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in Hozier (1696)
The arms in Traversier (1842)
The arms by Guilbert, 1853
The arms on a button with the Napoleonic arms
The arms in a publication from 1895
The arms on a medal issued in 1896
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (1900)
The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932
The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens, 1930s
The arms in the Abadie albums, 1930s
with a palm tree instead of the cross !
The arms in a 1930s album
The arms on a postcard
The arms on a stamp
Literature: Louis, 1949