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====Official blazon====
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|'''French'''
| Coupé ondé:au 1er d’azur à trois fleurs de lis d’or surmontées d’un lambel d’argent, au 2e losangé d’or et de gueules ; à la divise ondée d’argent brochant sur la partition.
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====Origin/meaning====
===Origin/meaning===
The arms combine the arms of the two former regions, to which the département historically belonged; the upper part shows the arms of the [[Orléanais]], the lower half the arms of the County of [[Angoulême]]. The wavy bend symbolises the Charente river.
The arms combine the arms of the two former regions, to which the département historically belonged; the upper part shows the arms of the [[Orléanais]], the lower half the arms of the County of [[Angoulême]]. The wavy bend symbolises the Charente river.


[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]:Image taken from [http://www.gaso.fr La banque du blason] (with permission)
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[[Literature]] : Image taken from [http://www.gaso.fr La banque du blason] (with permission)


[[Category:French Départements]]
[[Category:French Départements]]
[[Category:Charente]]
[[Category:Charente]]

Latest revision as of 11:47, 10 August 2024

CHARENTE

Blason de Charente/Arms (crest) of Charente
Official blazon
French Coupé ondé:au 1er d’azur à trois fleurs de lis d’or surmontées d’un lambel d’argent, au 2e losangé d’or et de gueules ; à la divise ondée d’argent brochant sur la partition.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms combine the arms of the two former regions, to which the département historically belonged; the upper part shows the arms of the Orléanais, the lower half the arms of the County of Angoulême. The wavy bend symbolises the Charente river.

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


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