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<center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</center><br> | |||
'''Country''' : Belgium [[File:Belgium.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Province''' : <br>[[Liège (province)|Liège]][[File:liegep.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Additions:''' | |||
* 1930 Hodimont | |||
* 1977 [[Ensival]] | |||
* 1977 Heusy | |||
* 1977 Lambermont | |||
* 1977 [[Petit-Rechain]] | |||
* 1977 Stembert | |||
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|'''French''' | |||
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*(1898) Coupé en chef d'argent, à trois lions de sinople couronnés d'or, en pointe, aussi d'argent à la branche de chêne au naturel englantée d'or; l'écu surmonté d'une couronne murale d'or. Devise: Vert et vieux. | *(1898) Coupé en chef d'argent, à trois lions de sinople couronnés d'or, en pointe, aussi d'argent à la branche de chêne au naturel englantée d'or; l'écu surmonté d'une couronne murale d'or. Devise: Vert et vieux. | ||
*(1980) Coupé: en chef d'argent à trois lions de sinople armés et lampassés de gueules, couronnés d'or, qui est du marquisat de Franchimont; en pointe, cousu d'argentdlabranche de chéne au naturel englantée d'or. L'écu sommé d'une couronne murale d'or à trois tours. Devise: vert et vieux, de sinople sur un listel d'argent. | *(1980) Coupé: en chef d'argent à trois lions de sinople armés et lampassés de gueules, couronnés d'or, qui est du marquisat de Franchimont; en pointe, cousu d'argentdlabranche de chéne au naturel englantée d'or. L'écu sommé d'une couronne murale d'or à trois tours. Devise: vert et vieux, de sinople sur un listel d'argent. | ||
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The oldest arms of the city showed only a branch of an oak tree. These were used until 1695 when the city council decided that the arms should be divided with in the upper half the arms of the County Franchimont, and in the lower the oak tree. These arms were used until the 19<sup>th</sup> century and officially granted in 1898. | The oldest arms of the city showed only a branch of an oak tree. These were used until 1695 when the city council decided that the arms should be divided with in the upper half the arms of the County Franchimont, and in the lower the oak tree. These arms were used until the 19<sup>th</sup> century and officially granted in 1898. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
| | File:verviers.hagbe.jpg|alt=Blason de Verviers/Arms (crest) of VerviersThe arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | ||
File:Verviers.bhb.jpg|alt=Blason de Verviers/Arms (crest) of Verviers|The arms of a [[Bobeka - Belgian arms|trade card]] | |||
File:verviers.pol.jpg|alt=Blason de Verviers/Arms (crest) of VerviersThe 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 | ||