Touraine

TOURAINE

Official blazon
French	D'azur semé de fleurs de lis d'or; à la bordure componée d'argent et de gueules.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The mail filed with the fleur-de-lis is derived from the French Royal arms. The bordure is derived from the arms of the Basilica of St. Martin in Tours, the capital of Touraine. The arms are now used by the département Indre-et-Loire.

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The arms by Hozier, 1696

Literature: Image taken from La banque du blason (with permission)

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