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'''Country''' : Belgium [[File:Belgium.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Province''' : <br>[[Antwerpen (provincie)|Antwerpen]][[File:antwerp3.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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* 1982 [[Antwerpen]] | |||
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* (1819) Van lazuur, beladen met St. Bartholomeus van goud. | |||
* (1839) Een blauw veld met het gulden beeld van St.-Bartholomeus. | |||
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| Azure, the figure of St. Bartholomew Or. | |||
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The arms show St. Bartholomew, patron saint of Merksem. As no historical colours were known in 1819 the Dutch government granted the arms in the national colours blue and gold. The colours were not changed after the independence of Belgium in 1830. | The arms show St. Bartholomew, patron saint of Merksem. As no historical colours were known in 1819 the Dutch government granted the arms in the national colours blue and gold. The colours were not changed after the independence of Belgium in 1830. | ||
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File:merxem1.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Merksem/Arms (crest) of Merksem|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | |||
File:merxem2.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Merksem/Arms (crest) of Merksem|Wrong arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955 | ||
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Origin/meaning
The arms were granted in 1819 and confirmed on April 9, 1839.
The arms show St. Bartholomew, patron saint of Merksem. As no historical colours were known in 1819 the Dutch government granted the arms in the national colours blue and gold. The colours were not changed after the independence of Belgium in 1830.
The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
Wrong arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
Postal cancellation
Literature: Servais, 1955
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Belgium heraldry portal/ Belgische overheidswapens/ Armorial de Belgique
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