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Herentals' coat of arms has always featured a tree. Historians are not in agreement about the origin of the tree, which took various shapes throughout the centuries. A picture of the arms with the historically correct colours (red and white) first appears about 1536. Why in 1819 the arms were granted with a golden tree is not known. This was corrected in 1841. | Herentals' coat of arms has always featured a tree. Historians are not in agreement about the origin of the tree, which took various shapes throughout the centuries. A picture of the arms with the historically correct colours (red and white) first appears about 1536. Why in 1819 the arms were granted with a golden tree is not known. This was corrected in 1841. | ||
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File:herentalsz1.jpg|alt=Wapen van Herentals/Arms (crest) of Herentals|The seal from 1262 | |||
| | File:Herentals17.jpg|alt=Wapen van Herentals/Arms (crest) of Herentals|The arms in a 17th century [https://bm-lille.fr/patrimoine/digital-viewer/c-16435 manuscript] | ||
File:herenta2.jpg|alt=Wapen van Herentals/Arms (crest) of Herentals|The arms from 1818 | |||
File:herenthals.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Herentals/Arms (crest) of Herentals|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | |||
File:herentals.pol.jpg|alt=Wapen van Herentals/Arms (crest) of Herentals|The arms on a police badge ([http://blog.seniorennet.be/police_politie_insignes/ source]) | |||
| | File:herentals1.pol.jpg|alt=Wapen van Herentals/Arms (crest) of Herentals|The arms of [[Genk]] (?) on a Herentals police badge ([http://blog.seniorennet.be/police_politie_insignes/ source]) | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Anonymous : Van evers en heiligen - wapens en vlaggen van de gemeenten in de provincie Antwerpen. Antwerpen, 1998. Information provided by the municipality of [http://www.herentals.be Herentals]. | |||
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Revision as of 10:21, 10 March 2023
HERENTALS
Province : Antwerpen
Additions : 1977 Morkhoven, Noorderwijk
Official blazon
- (1819) Van rood, beladen met een gouden boom.
- (1841) Een rood veld met eenen zilveren boom met dry wortels en takken zonder getal, afhangende, ook van zilver.
- (1989) In keel een uitgerukte boom van zilver.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on October 6, 1819. The colour of the tree was changed on January 9, 1841 and the arms were confirmed on May 9, 1989.
Herentals' coat of arms has always featured a tree. Historians are not in agreement about the origin of the tree, which took various shapes throughout the centuries. A picture of the arms with the historically correct colours (red and white) first appears about 1536. Why in 1819 the arms were granted with a golden tree is not known. This was corrected in 1841.
The arms in a 17th century manuscript
The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
The arms on a police badge (source)
Literature: Anonymous : Van evers en heiligen - wapens en vlaggen van de gemeenten in de provincie Antwerpen. Antwerpen, 1998. Information provided by the municipality of Herentals.
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