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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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*(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 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 | ===Image gallery=== | ||
<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: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> | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955; Images obtained from the municipality. | |||
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[[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms K]] | [[Category:Belgian Municipal Arms K]] |
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