Vimy
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VIMY
Département : Pas-de-Calais
| French |
Parti: au 1er d'hermine, au 2e d'argent au rameau d'érable de sinople feuillé de trois pièces de gueules; le tout sommé d'un chef de gueules. |
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Origin/meaning
The coat of arms combines the arms of the Arras-Achicourt family, former lords (who uses a shield of ermine with a red chief) with a maple branch in memory of the Canadian soldiers who died while liberating Vimy.
Literature: Bouchet et al, 1994