Merbes-le-Château

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MERBES-LE-CHÂTEAU

Province : Hainaut
Additions: 1977 Fontaine-Valmont, Labuissière, Merbes-Sainte-Marie

Official blazon

(1889) D'argent au château couvert de gueules, à la porte ouverte munie de sa herse levée de sable, flanqué de chaque cété de deux tours rondes, couvertes, également de gueules et sommées chacune d'un globe d'or, le tout posé sur une terrasse alésée de sinople.
(1978) D'argent au château couvert de gueules, à la porte ouverte munie de sa herse levée de sable, flanqué de chaque côté de deux tours rondes, couvertes, également de gueules et sommées chacune d'un globe d'or, le tout posé sur une terasse alésée de sinople.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on October 14, 1889 and again on May 16, 1978.

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The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930

Literature: Servais, 1955

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