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During Napoleonic times, the city received new arms, with a black lion instead of the eagle. In addition to that the city was granted the right to use three bees in the chief, as a city of first rank. | During Napoleonic times, the city received new arms, with a black lion instead of the eagle. In addition to that the city was granted the right to use three bees in the chief, as a city of first rank. | ||
In the beginning of the 20th century the arms were still used with a double-headed eagle (see image below), but the city nowadays uses again a normal eagle. | In the beginning of the 20th century the arms were still used with a double-headed eagle (see image below), but the city nowadays uses again a normal eagle. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | <gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | ||
File:Besançonc1.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms of Besançon|The arms on a 1664 coin | File:Besançonc1.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon|The arms on a 1664 coin | ||
File:Besançonc2.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms of Besançon|The arms on a 1664 coin | File:Besançonc2.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon|The arms on a 1664 coin | ||
File:Besançon1530.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms of Besançon|The arms in 1530 | File:Besançon1530.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon|The arms in 1530 | ||
File:besanconh.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms of Besançon|The arms in Hozier (Armorial Général de France, 1696) | File:besanconh.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon|The arms in Hozier (Armorial Général de France, 1696) | ||
File:Besançon1870.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms of Besançon|The arms by Guilbert, 1853 | File:besancon2.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon|The arms from 1804-1815 | ||
File:Besançon-tr.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms of Besançon|The arms in Traversier (1842) | File:Besançon1870.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon|The arms by Guilbert, 1853 | ||
File:Besançon1895.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms of Besançon|The arms in a publication from 1895 | File:Besançon-tr.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon|The arms in Traversier (1842) | ||
File:besancon.hagfr.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms of Besançon|The arms in the [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932 | File:Besançon1895.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon|The arms in a publication from 1895 | ||
File:besancon.lau.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms of Besançon|The arms on a tobacco card by [[Laurens (Villes de France) |Laurens]] | File:besancon.hagfr.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon|The arms in the [[Café Sanka:La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932 | ||
File:besancon.bd.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms of Besançon|The arms on a postcard by Barré Dayez | File:besancon.lau.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon|The arms on a tobacco card by [[Laurens (Villes de France) |Laurens]] | ||
File:besancon.frba.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms of Besançon|The arms on a postcard by [[Blasons adhésif (Villes et Provinces de France)|Kroma]] | File:besancon.bd.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon|The arms on a postcard by Barré Dayez | ||
File:besancon.mja.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms of Besançon|Postcard with the arms | File:besancon.frba.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon|The arms on a postcard by [[Blasons adhésif (Villes et Provinces de France)|Kroma]] | ||
File:besancon.fp.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms of Besançon|The arms on a trade card from Félix Potin | File:besancon.mja.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon|Postcard with the arms | ||
File:besancon.fp.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon|The arms on a trade card from Félix Potin | |||
File:besancon5.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon|The arms in the city | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]:Louis, 1949 | |||
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[[Category:French Municipalities B]] | [[Category:French Municipalities B]] | ||
[[Category:Doubs]] | [[Category:Doubs]] |
Latest revision as of 06:54, 15 August 2024
Country:France Département: Doubs |
French | D'or à l'aigle de sable, tenant de ses serres deux colonnes de gueules brochant sur les ailes. |
English | Or, an eagle displayed sable holding two columns palewise gules encroaching upon the wings |
Origin/meaning
The city of Besançon received arms in 1535 by Emperor Charles V. These arms showed the double-headed Imperial Eagle, with the two colums taken from the arms of Spain and the Emperor. They also refer to the old Roman road passing through the city.
At the same time the city also was granted the motto Plus Ultra, taken from the Imperial arms, which was later changed to Utinam (roughly translated as to Please God). The motto is not officially used at present.
The double-headed eagle was rapidly reduced to a single-headed eagle afterwards.
During Napoleonic times, the city received new arms, with a black lion instead of the eagle. In addition to that the city was granted the right to use three bees in the chief, as a city of first rank.
In the beginning of the 20th century the arms were still used with a double-headed eagle (see image below), but the city nowadays uses again a normal eagle.
Image gallery
The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932
The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens
The arms on a postcard by Kroma
Literature:Louis, 1949
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