Vitry-le-François

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Official blazon

French	D'azur à la salamandre couronnée d'or, dans sa patience de gueules; au chef d'azur chargé de trois fleurs de lis d'or et soutenu du même.
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Decorations:

• Croix de guerre 1914-1914
• Croix de guerre 1939-1945

Origin/meaning

The arms show the badge of King François I (the salamander) and a chief with the French Royal fleur-de-kys. The arms were granted by King François I in May 1545 when he decided to rebuild Vitry en Perthois, destroyed by the soldiers of Charles V. The town was also renamed after him.

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  The arms in a 16th century manuscript

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  The arms in Traversier (1842)

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  The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932

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  The arms on a Barré Dayez Postcard

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  The arms on a 2005 cover

Literature: Image taken from La banque du blason (with permission)