Meerbeke

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MEERBEKE

Province : Oost-Vlaanderen
Incorporated into : 1977 Ninove

Official blazon

(1818) Van lazuur beladen met een open kelk met een hostie, verzeld van onderen van een star, ter regterzijde van een halve maan en ter linker van een zon, alles van goud.
(1893) D'azur à un calice surmonté d'une hostie, accompagné en pointe d'une étoile à six rais et accosté à dextre d'un croissant figuré et contourné et à senestre d'un soleil, le tout d'or.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on September 2, 1818 and confirmed on May 6, 1893.

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