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According to legend Oostende received as arms a key in 1267 from Margareth of Byzantium, who was married to the Count of Vlaanderen and who grante dthe city raights at the time. St. Peter was the patron saint of the new city. The city used on its oldest seals, known between 1309-1523, the image of St. Peter holding two crossed keys and small church. The contra-seals showed only his arm, holding two keys. As arms sometimes three keys were used, probably a symbol for St. Peter and the three city gates at the time. | According to legend Oostende received as arms a key in 1267 from Margareth of Byzantium, who was married to the Count of Vlaanderen and who grante dthe city raights at the time. St. Peter was the patron saint of the new city. The city used on its oldest seals, known between 1309-1523, the image of St. Peter holding two crossed keys and small church. The contra-seals showed only his arm, holding two keys. As arms sometimes three keys were used, probably a symbol for St. Peter and the three city gates at the time. | ||
The first use of the present arms dates from a picture in a late 16th century roll of arms. On an armorial map of Flanders from 1616 the arms are shown as well. The position of the keys (facing left or right) changes slightly in these years. | The first use of the present arms dates from a picture in a late 16th century roll of arms. On an armorial map of Flanders from 1616 the arms are shown as well. The position of the keys (facing left or right) changes slightly in these years. The present arms (with all keys facing right) appear on the contra-seals of the city from 1682 and other seals onwards. | ||
The present arms (with all keys facing right) appear on the contra-seals of the city from 1682 and other seals onwards. | |||
The chevron in the arms is derived from the arms of the early medieval knight Wouterman van Gent, sherrif/governor of the Woutermansambacht area of the Brugse Vrije region (to which the parish of Oostende originally belonged). His arms were still used by the Woutermansambacht in the 16th century. Why in the late 16th century the keys suddenly were combined with the arms of the region to which the city belonged 400 years earlier, is no longer known. | The chevron in the arms is derived from the arms of the early medieval knight Wouterman van Gent, sherrif/governor of the Woutermansambacht area of the Brugse Vrije region (to which the parish of Oostende originally belonged). His arms were still used by the Woutermansambacht in the 16th century. Why in the late 16th century the keys suddenly were combined with the arms of the region to which the city belonged 400 years earlier, is no longer known. | ||
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===Image gallery=== | ===Image gallery=== | ||
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File:Oostende1558.jpg|alt=Wapen van Oostende/Arms (crest) of Oostende|The arms in a manuscript from 1558 | |||
File:Oostende16.jpg|alt=Wapen van Oostende/Arms (crest) of Oostende|The arms in a [[:Category:Windhag city arms|16th century manuscript]] | File:Oostende16.jpg|alt=Wapen van Oostende/Arms (crest) of Oostende|The arms in a [[:Category:Windhag city arms|16th century manuscript]] | ||
File:Oostende1648.jpg|alt=Wapen van Oostende/Arms (crest) of Oostende|The arms on a coin from 1648 | File:Oostende1648.jpg|alt=Wapen van Oostende/Arms (crest) of Oostende|The arms on a coin from 1648 | ||
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File:oostende.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Oostende/Arms (crest) of Oostende|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | File:oostende.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Oostende/Arms (crest) of Oostende|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | ||
File:Oostende.rou.jpg|alt=Wapen van Oostende/Arms (crest) of Oostende|The arms on a [[Roulertas|Roulertas Confiserie]] label | File:Oostende.rou.jpg|alt=Wapen van Oostende/Arms (crest) of Oostende|The arms on a [[Roulertas|Roulertas Confiserie]] label | ||
File:Oostende.bhb.jpg|alt=Wapen van Oostende/Arms (crest) of Oostende|The arms of a [[Bobeka - Belgian arms|trade card]] | |||
File:be-1345.jpg|alt=Wapen van Oostende/Arms (crest) of Oostende|The arms on a Belgian postage stamp | File:be-1345.jpg|alt=Wapen van Oostende/Arms (crest) of Oostende|The arms on a Belgian postage stamp | ||
File:be-oostende.jpg|alt=Wapen van Oostende/Arms (crest) of Oostende|The arms on a special cover | File:be-oostende.jpg|alt=Wapen van Oostende/Arms (crest) of Oostende|The arms on a special cover | ||