Zerkegem
Country : Belgium Province : West-Vlaanderen Incorporated into:
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Dutch | Een zilver veld, met eenen blauwen zerk, waerop twee roode uitkomende hertshoornen. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on December 7, 1844.
The arms show a gravestone (grafzerk), making it a canting element. The arms are based on an image on a map dating from the 17th century. There is no other historical evidence for the arms and the meaning of the two deer antlers is unknown.
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The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
Literature: Servais, 1955
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