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The three fleur-de-lys are the French Royal arms and clearly indicate the Royal connections and the Royal palace. The meaning of the double-roosters in the chief is not very clear. The most likely hypothesis seems to be the symbol of vigilance represented by the two roosters, vigilance with which the municipality and the civic guard had to fulfill their double duty towards the King and the City. | The three fleur-de-lys are the French Royal arms and clearly indicate the Royal connections and the Royal palace. The meaning of the double-roosters in the chief is not very clear. The most likely hypothesis seems to be the symbol of vigilance represented by the two roosters, vigilance with which the municipality and the civic guard had to fulfill their double duty towards the King and the City. | ||
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Country : France  Département : Yvelines  |
| French | D'azur à trois fleurs de lis d'or; au chef d'argent chargé d'un coq bicéphale issant au naturel. |
| English | Per fesse argent and azure, in chief a demi-cock with two heads displayed proper issuing from the fesse line combed and wattled gules, in base three fleurs-de-lis or. |
Origin/meaning
The current arms have officially been adopted in 1944, but have been used since 1789.
The three fleur-de-lys are the French Royal arms and clearly indicate the Royal connections and the Royal palace. The meaning of the double-roosters in the chief is not very clear. The most likely hypothesis seems to be the symbol of vigilance represented by the two roosters, vigilance with which the municipality and the civic guard had to fulfill their double duty towards the King and the City.
Image Gallery
The arms in Napoleonic times (Traversier, 1842)
The arms in Traversier (1842)
The arms by Guilbert, 1853
The arms in a publication from 1895
The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (+/- 1910)
The arms in an album +/- 1905
The arms in an album from 1930s
The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms on a postcard by Robert Louis
he arms on a postcard by Kroma
The arms in the floor of the local city hall (source)
The arms on a cover (1999)
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