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'''Country''' : France [[File:France.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Département''' : [[Aube]][[File:Aube.jpg|60 px|right]] | |||
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| D'azur à la bande d'argent côtoyée de deux doubles cotices potencées et contre-potencées d'or; au chef d'azur chargé de trois fleurs de lis d'or. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
Troyes is considered as the capital of the Champagne Region. The arms thus show the bend of the [[Champagne]], with a chief of France. The chief was added when the County of the Champagne became a possession of the French Kings. But when the chief actually was granted is not clear, most likely in the 15th or late 14<sup>th</sup> century. <br/> | Troyes is considered as the capital of the Champagne Region. The arms thus show the bend of the [[Champagne]], with a chief of France. The chief was added when the County of the Champagne became a possession of the French Kings. But when the chief actually was granted is not clear, most likely in the 15th or late 14<sup>th</sup> century. <br/> | ||
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The crown and the mural crown and the branches (olive and oak) were added during the reign of Napoleon, as was common practice for First Rank cities. In 1825 the crown remained, but the branches were replaced by laurel and palm branches. These are still used. | The crown and the mural crown and the branches (olive and oak) were added during the reign of Napoleon, as was common practice for First Rank cities. In 1825 the crown remained, but the branches were replaced by laurel and palm branches. These are still used. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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File:Troyes16.jpg|alt=Blason de Troyes/Arms (crest) of Troyes|The arms in a [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8528582x.r=17256?rk=193134;0 16th century manuscript] | |||
File:Troyes1543.jpg|alt=Arms of Troyes/Blason de Troyes|The arms in the 16th century | |||
File:Troyes-tr.jpg|alt=Blason de Troyes/Arms (crest) of Troyes|The arms in Traversier (1842) | |||
File:Troyes1870.jpg|alt=Blason de Troyes/Arms (crest) of Troyes|The arms by Guilbert, 1853 | |||
File:Troyes1895.jpg|alt=Blason de Troyes/Arms (crest) of Troyes|The arms in a publication from 1895 | |||
| | File:611b.wsa.jpg|alt=Blason de Troyes/Arms (crest) of Troyes|The arms in the [[Wappen-Sammlung Series 2 Cities and regions|Wappen-Sammlung]] (+/- 1910) | ||
| | File:troyes.hagfr.jpg|alt=Blason de Troyes/Arms (crest) of Troyes|The arms in the [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932 | ||
File:troyes.lau.jpg|alt=Blason de Troyes/Arms (crest) of Troyes|The arms on a tobacco card by [[Laurens (Villes de France) |Laurens]] | |||
File:troyes.lou.jpg|alt=Blason de Troyes/Arms (crest) of Troyes|The arms on a postcard by Robert Louis | |||
File:troyes.frba.jpg|alt=Blason de Troyes/Arms (crest) of Troyes|The arms on a postcard by [[Blasons adhésif (Villes et Provinces de France)|Kroma]] | |||
File:troyes.fp.jpg|alt=Blason de Troyes/Arms (crest) of Troyes|The arms on a trade card from Félix Potin | |||
File:Troyes2.jpg|alt=Blason de Troyes/Arms (crest) of Troyes|Postal cancellation | |||
File:fr-1420.jpg|alt=Blason de Troyes/Arms (crest) of Troyes|The arms on a stamp | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]: Bernard, G. and Louis, R. : Armorial des communes du département de l'Aube. Tome 1: Chef-lieux de canton. La Renaissance, Troyes, 1959, 72p. | |||
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[[Category:French Municipalities T]] | [[Category:French Municipalities T]] | ||
[[Category:Aube]] | [[Category:Aube]] | ||