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The arms from 1956 The arms from 1984	MACHELEN (VLAAMS-BRABANT) Country : Belgium Province : Vlaams-Brabant Additions : 1976 Diegem 1976 Muizen Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":50.9123000000000018872015061788260936737060546875,"lon":4.4344999999999998863131622783839702606201171875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
Dutch	(1956) Doorsneden: het schildhoofd van zilver met een klaverblad van keel, doorboord met het veld; de schildvoet van zilver met een schip met drie masten versierd met hun wimpel van keel, voerende de keizerlijke vlag, varende in volle zee, alles in natuurlijke kleuren - het schild geplaatst voor een Sint Gertrudis van goud. (1984) Doorsneden 1. in zilver een drieblad van keel, doorboord van het veld en een schildhoofd van sabel met een leeuw van goud 2. in zilver een dobberende driemaster van natuurlijke kleur, met wimpels van keel, voerende de Oostenrijkse keizerlijke vlag.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on November 11, 1956 and (without supporter) again on December 3, 1984.

The old arms are those of Frederik Romberg, last Lord of Machelen, who was elevated to Baron in 1784 by Emperor Joseph II of Austria. As he was an overseas trader by profession, his arms showed a ship on full sea with the Austrian flag and a chief of the family arms.

The supporter was St. Gertrudis, the patron saint of the village.

The new arms are the old arms of Machelen without supporter and with a free canton for Diegem.

The Von Romberg family arms
The arms on a police badge (source)

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