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The arms represent the two co-lords who exercised their power under the Ancien Régime: the archbishop and the count of Armagnac. The archiepiscopal power is symbolized by the paschal lamb, while the lion is taken from the arms of the Counts d'Armagnac. | The arms represent the two co-lords who exercised their power under the Ancien Régime: the archbishop of Auch and the count of Armagnac. The archiepiscopal power is symbolized by the paschal lamb, while the lion is taken from the arms of the Counts d'Armagnac. | ||
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Official blason
- (fr) Parti: au 1er de gueules à l'agneau pascal d'argent, la tête contournée, portant une bannière d'azur chargée d'une croisette d'argent, à la hampe du même posée en barre, au 2e d'argent au lion de gueules armé de sable.
Origin/meaning
The arms represent the two co-lords who exercised their power under the Ancien Régime: the archbishop of Auch and the count of Armagnac. The archiepiscopal power is symbolized by the paschal lamb, while the lion is taken from the arms of the Counts d'Armagnac.
The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932
The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens
The arms on a postcard by Kroma
The arms on a postcard by Robert Louis
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