Mardyck
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MARDYCK
Département : Nord
Incorporated into : 1980 Dunkerque
French | D'azur à la barque d'or voguant sur une mer d'argent, portant un saint-Nicolas de carnation, vêtu d'argent et d'or, crossé et mitré du même, et bénissant de la dextre, trois enfants de carnation le regardant à ses pieds. |
English | No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |
Origin/meaning
The arms are based on the old city seal, known from the 13th century (see below) and show the local patron saint, St. Nicholas in a ship. The ship indicates the importance of the harbour.
The seal from the 1st half of the 13th century (Ewe, 1972) |
Literature: Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr