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<center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</center><br> | |||
'''Country''': Belgium [[File:Belgium.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Province''': <br>[[Hainaut]][[File:Hainautp.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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' | * 1977 Baileux | ||
* 1977 Bailièvre | |||
* 1977 Boulers | |||
* 1977 Forges | |||
* 1977 L'Escaillière | |||
* 1977 Lompret | |||
* 1977 Rièzes | |||
* 1977 Robechies | |||
* 1977 Saint-Rémy | |||
* 1977 Salles | |||
* 1977 Vaulx | |||
* 1977 Villers-la-Tour | |||
* 1977 Virelles | |||
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|'''French''' | |||
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*(1823) - | *(1823) - | ||
*(1838) De gueules à l'épée d'argent emmanchée d'or et posée en bande la pointe en haut. | *(1838) De gueules à l'épée d'argent emmanchée d'or et posée en bande la pointe en haut. | ||
*(1978) De gueules à l'épée d'argent emmanchée d'or et posee en bande la pointe en haut. | *(1978) De gueules à l'épée d'argent emmanchée d'or et posee en bande la pointe en haut. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on July 31, 1823, changed on June 30, 1838 and confirmed on May 24, 1978. | The arms were granted on July 31, 1823, changed on June 30, 1838 and confirmed on May 24, 1978. | ||
The arms show a sword, which is derived from a local legend. In 57 BC the local inhabitants, the Pleumosiens, acquired in a battle against the Roman army, the sword of Julius Cesar, and ever since the sword supposedly was the symbol of Chimay. Most likely the arms were created in the late middle ages based on this legend. The sword appeared for the first time on a seal dating from 1552. Previous seals showed the arms of the Croy family, Lords of Chimay. | The arms show a sword, which is derived from a local legend. In 57 BC the local inhabitants, the Pleumosiens, acquired in a battle against the Roman army, the sword of Julius Cesar, and ever since the sword supposedly was the symbol of Chimay. Most likely the arms were created in the late middle ages based on this legend. The sword appeared for the first time on a seal dating from 1552. Previous seals showed the arms of the Croy family, Lords of Chimay. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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| | File:Chimayvr.jpg|alt=Blason de Chimay/Arms (crest) of Chimay|The arms in a 16th century manuscript | ||
File:Chimay1543.jpg|alt=Blason de Chimay/Arms (crest) of Chimay|The arms in a 16th century manuscript | |||
File:Chimay1558.jpg|alt=Blason de Chimay/Arms (crest) of Chimay|The arms in a manuscript from 1558 | |||
File:Chimay-m.jpg|alt=Blason de Chimay/Arms (crest) of Chimay|The arms in the 16th century Armorial Marche | |||
File:Chimay16.jpg|alt=Blason de Chimay/Arms (crest) of Chimay|The arms in the 16th century 'Grand Armorial' | |||
File:Chimay17.jpg|alt=Blason de Chimay/Arms (crest) of Chimay|The arms in a 17th century [https://bm-lille.fr/patrimoine/digital-viewer/c-16435 manuscript] | |||
File:Chimay1.jpg|alt=Blason de Chimay/Arms (crest) of Chimay|The arms by Hozier, 1696 | |||
File:chimay1823.jpg|alt=Blason de Chimay/Arms (crest) of Chimay|The arms from 1823 | |||
File:chimay.hagbe.jpg|alt=Blason de Chimay/Arms (crest) of Chimay|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | |||
File:chimay.pol.jpg|alt=Blason de Chimay/Arms (crest) of Chimay|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 | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms C]] | [[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms C]] | ||
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Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on July 31, 1823, changed on June 30, 1838 and confirmed on May 24, 1978.
The arms show a sword, which is derived from a local legend. In 57 BC the local inhabitants, the Pleumosiens, acquired in a battle against the Roman army, the sword of Julius Cesar, and ever since the sword supposedly was the symbol of Chimay. Most likely the arms were created in the late middle ages based on this legend. The sword appeared for the first time on a seal dating from 1552. Previous seals showed the arms of the Croy family, Lords of Chimay.
Image gallery
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in a manuscript from 1558
The arms in the 16th century Armorial Marche
The arms in the 16th century 'Grand Armorial'
The arms in a 17th century manuscript
The arms by Hozier, 1696
The arms from 1823
The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
The arms on a police badge (source)
Literature: Servais, 1955
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