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'''FAOUG''' | |||
Canton: [[Vaud]] | |||
[[File:faoug.jpg|center|Armoiries de {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Parti d'argent au paon rouant au naturel sur un mont de sinople, et de gueules au hêtre arraché de sinople. | |||
=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially adopted in 1913. | |||
The arms appear already on a local seal of 1713, without indication of the colours. The arms are most likely (double) canting: the German name for this village is Pfauen, meaning peacock; whereas the beech refer to the French name, which some etymologists derive from the Latin fagus (beech). | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:faoug.hagch.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960 | |align="center"|[[File:faoug.hagch.jpg|center|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960 | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Dessemontet, 1972 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Switzerland|'''Literature''']]: Dessemontet, 1972 | ||
[[Category:Swiss Municipalities F]] | [[Category:Swiss Municipalities F]] | ||
[[Category:Vaud]] | [[Category:Vaud]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1913]] |
Latest revision as of 11:09, 11 August 2024
FAOUG
Canton: Vaud
Official blazon
Parti d'argent au paon rouant au naturel sur un mont de sinople, et de gueules au hêtre arraché de sinople.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially adopted in 1913.
The arms appear already on a local seal of 1713, without indication of the colours. The arms are most likely (double) canting: the German name for this village is Pfauen, meaning peacock; whereas the beech refer to the French name, which some etymologists derive from the Latin fagus (beech).
The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960 |
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Literature: Dessemontet, 1972