Vimy

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VIMY

Département : Pas-de-Calais

Blason de Vimy/Arms (crest) of Vimy
Official blazon
French

Parti: au 1er d'hermine, au 2e d'argent au rameau d'érable de sinople feuillé de trois pièces de gueules; le tout sommé d'un chef de gueules.

English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The coat of arms combines the arms of the Arras-Achicourt family, former lords (who uses a shield of ermine with a red chief) with a maple branch in memory of the Canadian soldiers who died while liberating Vimy.

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Literature: Bouchet et al, 1994