Cassis (Bouches-du-Rhône)

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CASSIS (BOUCHES-DU-RHÔNE)

Département : Bouches-du-Rhône

Blason de Cassis (Bouches-du-Rhône)/Arms (crest) of Cassis (Bouches-du-Rhône)
Official blazon
French D'azur à la crosse contournée d'or accostée de deux poissons d'argent affrontés et posés en pal.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The crosier refers to the fact that the town belonged to the Bishop of Marseilles from the Middle Ages to the Revolution, while the two fish symbolize the importance of fishing for a long time in Cassis.

Blason de Cassis (Bouches-du-Rhône)/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME

The arms in Hozier (1696)
Blason de Cassis (Bouches-du-Rhône)/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME

The arms on a postcard by Kroma

Literature: Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr


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