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The arms were granted on October 6, 1819, confirmed on May 6, 1839 and again on December 17, 1987. | The arms were granted on October 6, 1819, confirmed on May 6, 1839 and again on December 17, 1987. | ||
The Estate of Mol, to which the village of Balen belonged, has had a complicated history with many different owners. The arms show a St. Andrew's cross, which is derived from the arms of the Roelants family, Lords of Mol, Balen and Dessel for some decades in the 17<sup>th</sup> century. The colours however, should be a golden shield with a black cross. The saint probably originally was the patron saint of Mol-Balen-Dessel, Saint Peter. Saint Andrew is the patron saint of the village of Balen. The blazon describes him as St. Andrew, but as the saint is holding a key, it most likely is St. Peter. | The Estate of Mol, to which the village of Balen belonged, has had a complicated history with many different owners. The arms show a St. Andrew's cross, which is derived from the arms of the Roelants family, Lords of Mol, Balen and [[Dessel]] for some decades in the 17<sup>th</sup> century. The colours however, should be a golden shield with a black cross. The saint probably originally was the patron saint of Mol-Balen-Dessel, Saint Peter. Saint Andrew is the patron saint of the village of Balen. The blazon describes him as St. Andrew, but as the saint is holding a key, it most likely is St. Peter. | ||
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