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Revision as of 18:56, 22 September 2018
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DUNKERQUE
Département : Nord
Additions : 1970 Malo-les-Bains; 1972 Petite-Synthe, Rosendael; 1980 Mardyck; 2010 Fort-Mardyck, Saint-Pol-sur-Mer
Official blazon
Coupé: au 1er d'or à un lion léopardé de sable, armé et lampassé de gueules, au 2e d'argent à un dauphin couché d'azur, barbé, crêté, lorré, oreillé et peautré de gueules.
Origin/meaning
The fish is the oldest known symbol of the city and can already be seen on a seal of the city from 1244. The lion is the lion of Flandre/Vlaanderen as the city was made into a larger port by the Counts of Vlaanderen in the 13 and 14th centuries.
 The arms in 1562 | |
 The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932 |
 The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens |
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Literature : J.J. Lartigue, Armorial général des communes de France, Paris, 1995; Info from Dirk Hillebrandt, Belgium. Image by Massimo Ghirardi.