Valenciennes

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VALENCIENNES

Département : Nord

Official blazon

(fr) De gueules au lion d'or.

Origin/meaning

Unfortunately we have no information on the meaning or origin of these arms yet.

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The seal from 1374	The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in Hozier (1696)
The arms in Traversier (1842)	The arms on a medal (1864, image from auction site)
The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932	The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens
The arms on a postcard by Barré Dayez	The arms in the Abadie albums

Sometimes other arms are shown for the town, showing a swan. These are canting arms; Val-de-Cygnes (valley of swans). I have, however, only seen those on maps, or sources based on maps, from the 16th and 17th century. Sometimes alone, sometimes both arms (lion and swan) are shown on the map.