Herk-de-Stad

The arms from 1871 The arms from 1984	HERK-DE-STAD Country : Belgium Province : Limburg Additions: 1970 Donk 1975 Schulen 1970 Berbroek Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":50.94030000000000057980287238024175167083740234375,"lon":5.1669999999999998152588887023739516735076904296875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
Dutch	* (1984) Gedeeld 1. doorsneden a. in keel een Sint-Maarten te paard, zijn mantel delend met een arme, alles van goud b. gedwarsbalkt van tien stukken van goud en van keel 2. in keel drie vijfbladen van goud, doorboord van het veld.
French	* (1871) Coupé, en chef de gueules au St Martin d'or, en pointe, burelé d'or et de gueules de dix pièces.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on August 21, 1871 and new arms on December 3, 1984.

The new arms are a combination of the old arms of Herk, and the arms of Schulen.

The old arms show in the base the arms of the County Loon. Herk belonged from the 13^th century until the late 18^th century to Loon. The oldest seal of the town dates from 1307 and already shows only the arms of Loon. Only in 1871 the upper part, showing St. Martin, the local patron saint, was added.

Image gallery

The arms in the Armorial Gorrevod (1460)
The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
The arms on a municipal cover (1970s)
The arms on a police badge (source)

Literature: Servais, 1955; new image provided by Rudy Vanhorenbeeck, Belgium.

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