Avenches

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AVENCHES

Canton : Vaud
Additions : 2006 Donatyre; 2011 Oleyres

Official blazon

De gueules au buste de maure de profil au naturel, tortillé d'argent et vêtu d'azur au col d'or.

Origin/meaning

The arms are based on the oldest seals of the town, which showed a man's head. Only on the seal of 1564 the head was changed into a Moor, probably based on some legends regarding Saracens in the region. The arms have not changed since.

The oldest seal from the 13th century	The seal from 1564
The seal from ?	The seal from ?

Variations of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960

The arms on a Dutch tobacco card (+/- 1910)

Literature:

Template:Ch1 Template:Media1 Dubois and Cornaz, 1922; Kohler, 1896