Ardooie

File:Ardooie.gif The arms of 1819 The arms of 1847 The arms of 1985

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Official blazon

Dutch	(1819) Van lazuur beladen met 3 achtpuntige sterren van goud, hebbende de ster ter linkerbovenzijde eene staart. (1985) Gevierendeeld 1. en 4. in zilver drie vijfblaaden van keel 2. en 3. in lazuur een schildhoofd an hermelijn.
French	(1847) D'argent à trois quintefeuilles de gueules, l'écu timbré d'une couronne d'or.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on October 20, 1819 and changed on June 28, 1847 and again on May 7, 1985.

Ardooie first received arms in 1819 by the Dutch government.

These arms showed in a blue shield three stars, the lower one with a comet-tail, all gold. The oldest seal of the council dates from 1692 and shows three stars. Another seal, dating from the 18^th century shows the three stars, one with a comet tail. The council applied for the latter arms in the early 19^th century. As no colours were known, the arms were granted in the Dutch national colours.

In 1847 the council decided to use historical arms of the 15th and 16^th century Lords of Ardooie, in the colours used by the family. There is no known use of these arms by the local council during these centuries, but the arms appear already on a publication from 1619.

The 1985 arms combine the historical arms of Ardooie with those of Koolskamp.

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  The arms in 1619

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  The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930

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  The arms on a police badge (source)

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  The arms on a VéGé match label

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  The arms on a Stompkop cigar band

Literature: Servais, M. : Armorial des provinces et des communes de Belgique. Liege, 1955, 1041 p

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