Merchant Pharmacists in Dunkerque
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MERCHANT PHARMACISTS IN DUNKERQUE (La Communauté des Marchands Apoticaires de la ville de Dunkerque)
| French | Porte d'azur a une montagne d'argent chargée d'une vipère tortillée en forme de croissant tourné de sinople, accosté de deux plantes medicinales de meme, celle de dextre fruitée d'or et surmontée d'un soleil de meme posé au canton dextre du chef. |
| English | Pharmacists in Dunkerque No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |
Origin/meaning
The arms show some medical plants as a typical symbol for the profession of a pharmacist. The snakes are a generic symbol for medicine. The hill (dune) is a canting element for Dunkerque.
Literature : Image from Armorial Général de France by Hozier, 1696