Carcassonne

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CARCASSONNE

Département : Aude

Official blazon

(fr) D'azur semé de fleurs de lis d'or, au portail de ville flanqué de deux tours couvertes d'argent, maçonné, ajouré et ouvert de sable, la porte coulissée d'argent surmontée d'un écusson de gueules à l'agneau pascal d'argent à la tête contournée nimbée d'or, portant un guidon d'argent chargé d'une croisette du champ.

Origin/meaning

The arms combine the elements from the historical arms of the lower and upper city. The lower city used an Agnus Dei and a bordure with fleur-de-lis, the upper city a castle with a small shield with the three fleur-de-lys of France.

The arms of the upper city in a 16th century manuscript	The arms of the lower city in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in 1686	The arms in Hozier (1696)
The arms in Traversier (1842)	The arms by Guilbert, 1853
The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932	The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens
The arms on a postcard by Barré Dayez	Blason de Carcassonne The arms on a postcard by Kroma