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'''Country''' : Belgium [[File:Belgium.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Province''' : <br>[[Limburg (België)|Limburg]][[File:limburg2.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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*(1951)Verdeling : de 1e, met dwarsstrepen van goud en keel van tien stukken, wat Looz is; de 2e, van azuur met een Sint Maarten te paard die zijn mantel met een arme deelt, het geheel van goud. | |'''Dutch''' | ||
*(1992) Gedeeld : 1. gedwarsbalkt van tien stukken van goud en van keel; 2. in lazuur een Sint-Maarten te paard, zijn mantel delend met een arme, het geheel van goud. | | | ||
* (1951) Verdeling : de 1e, met dwarsstrepen van goud en keel van tien stukken, wat Looz is; de 2e, van azuur met een Sint Maarten te paard die zijn mantel met een arme deelt, het geheel van goud. | |||
* (1992) Gedeeld : 1. gedwarsbalkt van tien stukken van goud en van keel; 2. in lazuur een Sint-Maarten te paard, zijn mantel delend met een arme, het geheel van goud. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on January 3, 1951 and again on October 6, 1992. | The arms were officially granted on January 3, 1951 and again on October 6, 1992. | ||
Genk did not have arms until 1951, but used a seal showing St. Martin of Tours. This seal (see image below) was actaully granted on July 27, 1907 as | Genk did not have arms until 1951, but used a seal showing St. Martin of Tours. This seal (see image below) was actaully granted on July 27, 1907 as official symbol for the town, was based on a 17th century seal. Saint Martin of Tours is the patron saint of Genk. | ||
The arms granted in 1951 (and confirmed in 1994) are based on the oldest seal of the town, dating from the 15th century. This seal combines the patron saint with the arms of the County of Loon. Genk became a possession of the Counts of Loon in the 13th century, and in the late 14th century to the Bishops of Liège. Due to this change the arms of Loon were probably later removed from the seal. | The arms granted in 1951 (and confirmed in 1994) are based on the oldest seal of the town, dating from the 15th century. This seal combines the patron saint with the arms of the County of Loon. Genk became a possession of the Counts of Loon in the 13th century, and in the late 14th century to the Bishops of Liège. Due to this change the arms of Loon were probably later removed from the seal. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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| | File:genk.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Genk/Arms (crest) of Genk|The seal in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | ||
File:genk.pol.jpg|alt=Wapen van Genk/Arms (crest) of Genk|The arms on a police badge ([http://blog.seniorennet.be/police_politie_insignes/ source]) | |||
File:Kaprijke.abo.jpg|alt=Wapen van Genk/Arms (crest) of Genk|The arms on a [[Abonné]] cigar band | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955 | ||