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'''Country''' : Belgium [[File:Belgium.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Province''' : <br>[[West-Vlaanderen]][[File:westvlaanderen.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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* 1977 Geluwe | |||
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*(1819) Van goud beladen met een streep loopende van de regter boven tot de beneden linkerhoek en ter wederzijde verzeld van 3 geopende rozen door elkander geplaatst alles van rood. Het schild gezoomd met eene roode met goud bloemwerk versierde rand en gedekt met een gouden kroon. | *(1819) Van goud beladen met een streep loopende van de regter boven tot de beneden linkerhoek en ter wederzijde verzeld van 3 geopende rozen door elkander geplaatst alles van rood. Het schild gezoomd met eene roode met goud bloemwerk versierde rand en gedekt met een gouden kroon. | ||
*(1842) Eenen gulden schild, met eene roode dwarsstreep, vergezeld met zes vyfbladen ook rood. | *(1842) Eenen gulden schild, met eene roode dwarsstreep, vergezeld met zes vyfbladen ook rood. | ||
*(1985) In goud een schuinbalk van keel, vergezeld van zes rozen van hetzelfde, zoomsgewijze geplaatst. Het schild getopt met een stedekroon met vijf torens van goud. | *(1985) In goud een schuinbalk van keel, vergezeld van zes rozen van hetzelfde, zoomsgewijze geplaatst. Het schild getopt met een stedekroon met vijf torens van goud. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were granted on October 20, 1819 and confirmed on November 16, 1842, and with a mural crown on May 7, 1985. | The arms were granted on October 20, 1819 and confirmed on November 16, 1842, and with a mural crown on May 7, 1985. | ||
The arms are already seen on the oldest seal of the city, dating from the late 15<sup>th</sup> century. The arms are also used by the Lords of Wervy in the 16<sup>th</sup> century. The family were Lords of the Manor of Wervik since the early 15<sup>th</sup> century and it is thus likely that the arms of the city are derived from the arms of the family | The arms are already seen on the oldest seal of the city, dating from the late 15<sup>th</sup> century. The arms are also used by the Lords of Wervy in the 16<sup>th</sup> century. The family were Lords of the Manor of Wervik since the early 15<sup>th</sup> century and it is thus likely that the arms of the city are derived from the arms of the family. | ||
All later seals and images have shown the same shield, but during the centuries different supporters have been used, such as a saint of bishop behind the shield, of two roosters. | |||
Wervik was split between Belgium and France in the 18th century, the French part being renamed to [[Wervicq-Sud]], which uses the same arms. | |||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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File:Wervikgo.jpg|alt=Wapen van Wervik/Arms (crest) of Wervik|The arms in the Armorial Gorrevod (1460) | |||
File:Wervik1558.jpg|alt=Wapen van Wervik/Arms (crest) of Wervik|The arms in a manuscript from 1558 | |||
File:Wervik1.jpg|alt=Wapen van Wervik/Arms (crest) of Wervik|The arms by Hozier, 1696 | |||
File:wervik1819.jpg|alt=Wapen van Wervik/Arms (crest) of Wervik|The arms from 1819 | |||
File:wervik1842.jpg|alt=Wapen van Wervik/Arms (crest) of Wervik|The arms from 1842 | |||
File:wervick.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Wervik/Arms (crest) of Wervik|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | |||
File:wervik.pol.jpg|alt=Wapen van Wervik/Arms (crest) of Wervik|The arms on a police badge ([http://blog.seniorennet.be/police_politie_insignes/ source]) | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955 | ||
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