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|[[File:waasmunster.jpg|center|300 px|alt=Wapen van {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]<center>The arms from 1818/1840</center>[[File:waasmunster1.jpg|center|300 px|alt=Wapen van {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]<center>The arms from 1993</center> | |||
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'''Country''' : Belgium [[File:Belgium.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Province''' : <br>[[Oost-Vlaanderen]][[File:oostvlaanderen.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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*(1818) Van goud beladen met eene sirene houdende in | |+Official blazon | ||
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*(1818) Van goud beladen met eene sirene houdende in haar linker hand een knol in deszelfs natuurlijke kleur. | |||
*(1840) Een gulden schild met eene meermin, houdende by de linker hand eene gebladerde raep, het een en het ander naer het leven. | *(1840) Een gulden schild met eene meermin, houdende by de linker hand eene gebladerde raep, het een en het ander naer het leven. | ||
*(1993) In goud een zeemeermin houdende in de linkerhand een gebladerde raap, het geheel van natuurlijke kleur. | *(1993) In goud een zeemeermin houdende in de linkerhand een gebladerde raap, het geheel van natuurlijke kleur. | ||
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The origin of the siren (mermaid) holding a beet is not known. It may be a symbol for the sea, but this is not certain. The siren first appears on the seal of the local council in the 18<sup>th</sup> century. The beet is the beet of the Waasland region. For the history of the beet, see [[Sint-Niklaas]]. | The origin of the siren (mermaid) holding a beet is not known. It may be a symbol for the sea, but this is not certain. The siren first appears on the seal of the local council in the 18<sup>th</sup> century. The beet is the beet of the Waasland region. For the history of the beet, see [[Sint-Niklaas]]. | ||
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File:Waesmunster.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Waasmunster/Arms (crest) of Waasmunster|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | |||
File:Waesmunster.rou.jpg|alt=Wapen van Waasmunster/Arms (crest) of Waasmunster|The arms on a [[Roulertas|Roulertas Confiserie]] label | |||
| | File:waasmunster.pol.jpg|alt=Wapen van Waasmunster/Arms (crest) of Waasmunster|The arms on a police badge ([http://blog.seniorennet.be/police_politie_insignes/ source]) | ||
File:Waasmunsterc.jpg|alt=Wapen van Waasmunster/Arms (crest) of Waasmunster|The arms on a municipal cover (1970s) | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955 | |||
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[[Category:Oost-Vlaanderen]] | [[Category:Oost-Vlaanderen]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1818]] | [[Category:Granted 1818]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1840]] | [[Category:Granted 1840]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1993]] | [[Category:Granted 1993]] | ||
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Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on October 13, 1818 and confirmed on July 9, 1840 and again on March 1, 1993.
The origin of the siren (mermaid) holding a beet is not known. It may be a symbol for the sea, but this is not certain. The siren first appears on the seal of the local council in the 18th century. The beet is the beet of the Waasland region. For the history of the beet, see Sint-Niklaas.
Image gallery
The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
The arms on a Roulertas Confiserie label
The arms on a police badge (source)
The arms on a municipal cover (1970s)
Literature: Servais, 1955
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