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'''KOKSIJDE'''
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'''Country''': Belgium [[File:Belgium.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Province''': <br>[[West-Vlaanderen]][[File:westvlaanderen.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Additions:'''
* 1977 Oostduinkerke
** 1970 Wulpen
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Province : [[West-Vlaanderen]]<br/>
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Additions : 1977 Oostduinkerke (1970 Wulpen)
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====Official blazon====
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*(1952) In sinopel een zespuntige ster van goud en een schildhoofd van lazuur, bezaaid met lelies van goud en beladen met drie palen van het veld.
*(1952) In sinopel een zespuntige ster van goud en een schildhoofd van lazuur, bezaaid met lelies van goud en beladen met drie palen van het veld.
*(1988) In goud twee schuingekruiste en afgewende kromstaven van keel, vergezeld in het hoofdschild van een omgekeerde arendspoot en in de schildvoet van een dolfijn, beide  van sabel; een dwarsbalk van lazuur over alles heen.
*(1988) In goud twee schuingekruiste en afgewende kromstaven van keel, vergezeld in het hoofdschild van een omgekeerde arendspoot en in de schildvoet van een dolfijn, beide  van sabel; een dwarsbalk van lazuur over alles heen.
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====Origin/meaning====
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were officially granted on June 14, 1988.
The arms were officially granted on September 29, 192 and changed on June 14, 1988.


The arms are those of the Ter Duinen Abbey, a large and important abbey, which has played a very large role in the history of the municipality. The Abbey was founded about a century before the parish of Koksijde was established.  
The first arms (see below) are those of [[Elias van Koksijde]], abbott of the Ten Duinen Abbey from 1189-1203. These arms are not historically relevant for the municipality and thus were replaced after the merger in 1977.
 
The new arms are those of the [[Abbey of Our Lady in the Dunes|Ter Duinen Abbey]], a large and important abbey, which has played a very large role in the history of the municipality. The Abbey was founded about a century before the parish of Koksijde was established.  


The arms of the Abbey initially showed a crosier and a fish. In 1423 the arms showed two crossed keys and a fish, in 1580 the arms shown above appeared.  
The arms of the Abbey initially showed a crosier and a fish. In 1423 the arms showed two crossed keys and a fish, in 1580 the arms shown above appeared.  


The previous arms were granted in 1952.
===Image gallery===
[[File:koksyde.jpg|center]]
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0>
File:koksyde.jpg|alt=Wapen van Koksijde/Arms (crest) of Koksijde|The arms from 1952
File:koksijde-abbey.jpg|alt=Wapen van Koksijde/Arms (crest) of Koksijde|The Abbey arms on a painting by Pieter Pourbus (1580, Groeningemuseum, Brugge)
File:Koksijdec.jpg|alt=Wapen van Koksijde/Arms (crest) of Koksijde|The arms on a municipal cover (1960s)
File:Koksijdec1.jpg|alt=Wapen van Koksijde/Arms (crest) of Koksijde|The arms on a municipal cover (1970s)
File:koksijde.pol.jpg|alt=Wapen van Koksijde/Arms (crest) of Koksijde|The arms on a police badge ([http://blog.seniorennet.be/police_politie_insignes/ source])
</gallery>


These arms are those of Elias van Koksijde, abbott of Ten Duinen from 1189-1203. These arms are not historically confirmed and thus were replaced by the Abbey arms after the merger in 1977.
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955; Images obtained from the municipality.
 
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|align="center"|[[File:koksijde.pol.jpg|center|275 px]] <br/>The arms on a police badge ([http://blog.seniorennet.be/police_politie_insignes/ source])
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[[Literature]] : Servais, 1955; Images obtained from the municipality.


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