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'''Country''' : Belgium [[File:Belgium.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Province''' : <br>[[Vlaams-Brabant]][[File:Vlaamsbrabant.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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* 1976 [[Scherpenheuvel-Zichem]] | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were granted on February 25, 1845. | The arms were granted on February 25, 1845. | ||
The arms show as supporters a deer with a cross between its antlers, and as sinister supporter St. | The arms show as supporters a deer with a cross between its antlers for St. Hubertus, and as sinister supporter St. Eustachius, the local patron saint. | ||
The arms with the chevron is identical to the oldest known Lords of Zichem, known from the early 13<sup>th</sup> century. All seals and images of the arms have shown the three chevrons, but in different colours. The present colours are known from a seal from 1793. The patron saint appeared as supporter behind the shield in the late 18<sup>th</sup> century. | The arms with the chevron is identical to the oldest known Lords of Zichem, known from the early 13<sup>th</sup> century. All seals and images of the arms have shown the three chevrons, but in different colours. The present colours are known from a seal from 1793. The patron saint appeared as supporter behind the shield in the late 18<sup>th</sup> century. | ||