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Official blazon
Dutch	(1819) Van lazuur beladen met een boom, aan dezelve een schild van goud beladen met ene kruis van lazuur en vastgehouden door 2 klimmende beren van goud, alles staande op een terras van goud. (1840) Een blauw veld, met eenen gulden boom belaeden met een gulden schildeken, met een blauw kruys rustende op twee dulden beeren, alles staende op eene hoogte van goud.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on October 6, 1819 and confirmed on December 23, 1840.

The arms were applied for by the local council in the early 19^th century and show a shield with a cross, derived from the arms of the St. Michael Abbey in Antwerpen (see Zandvliet). The two bear supporters are canting.

As the council did not apply for colours, the arms were granted in 1819 in the Dutch National colours. After the Belgium independence the arms were confirmed, but the colours were not changed into more historical colours.

Image gallery

The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
Wrong arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
The arms on a Roulertas Confiserie label

Literature: Servais, 1955

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