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'''Country''' : France [[File:France.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | '''Country''' : France [[File:France.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | ||
'''Département''' : [[Nord]][[File:Nord.jpg|60 px|right]] | '''Département''' : [[Nord]][[File:Nord.jpg|60 px|right]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms show a lion, but the origin is not clear. It has been stated that it is the lion of [[Hainaut]] in inversed colours, but that is unlikely as Hainaut never used a single lion, but a quartered shield of | The arms show a lion, but the origin is not clear. It has been stated that it is the lion of [[Hainaut]] in inversed colours, but that is unlikely as Hainaut never used a single lion, but a quartered shield of Vlaanderen (Flandre) and Holland since the 13th century. In the 19th century also swan supporters have been used (see also below for the swan arms). | ||
Sometimes other arms are shown for the town, showing a swan. These are canting arms; Val-de-Cygnes (valley of swans). I have, however, only seen those on maps, or sources based on maps, from the 16th and 17th century. Sometimes alone, sometimes both arms (lion and swan) are shown on the map. | Sometimes other arms are shown for the town, showing a swan. These are canting arms; Val-de-Cygnes (valley of swans). I have, however, only seen those on Dutch maps, or sources based on maps, from the 16th and 17th century. Sometimes alone, sometimes both arms (lion and swan) are shown on the map. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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File:ValenciennesZ1.jpg|alt=Blason de Valenciennes/Arms (crest) of Valenciennes|The seal from 1374 | File:ValenciennesZ1.jpg|alt=Blason de Valenciennes/Arms (crest) of Valenciennes|The seal from 1374 | ||
File: | File:Valenciennesgo.jpg|alt=Blason de Valenciennes/Arms (crest) of Valenciennes|The arms in the Armorial Gorrevod (1460) | ||
File:Valenciennes1543.jpg|alt=Blason de Valenciennes/Arms (crest) of Valenciennes|The arms in a 16th century manuscript | |||
File:Valenciennesvr.jpg|alt=Blason de Valenciennes/Arms (crest) of Valenciennes|The arms in a 16th century manuscript | |||
File:Valenciennes-m.jpg|alt=Blason de Valenciennes/Arms (crest) of Valenciennes|The arms in the 16th century Armorial Marche | |||
File:Valenciennes1558.jpg|alt=Blason de Valenciennes/Arms (crest) of Valenciennes|The arms in a manuscript from 1558 | |||
File:Valenciennes16.jpg|alt=Blason de Valenciennes/Arms (crest) of Valenciennes|The arms in the 16th century 'Grand Armorial' | |||
File:Valenciennes6.jpg|alt=Blason de Valenciennes/Arms (crest) of Valenciennes|The arms in a [https://patrimoine-numerique.ville-valenciennes.fr/ark:/29755/B_596066101_MS_1201 16th century manuscript] | File:Valenciennes6.jpg|alt=Blason de Valenciennes/Arms (crest) of Valenciennes|The arms in a [https://patrimoine-numerique.ville-valenciennes.fr/ark:/29755/B_596066101_MS_1201 16th century manuscript] | ||
File:Valenciennes1650.jpg|alt=Blason de Valenciennes/Arms (crest) of Valenciennes|The arms in 1650 | |||
File:Valenciennes1.jpg|alt=Blason de Valenciennes/Arms (crest) of Valenciennes|The arms in Hozier (1696) | File:Valenciennes1.jpg|alt=Blason de Valenciennes/Arms (crest) of Valenciennes|The arms in Hozier (1696) | ||
File:Valenciennes5.jpg|alt=Blason de Valenciennes/Arms (crest) of Valenciennes|The arms on a map (1698) | File:Valenciennes5.jpg|alt=Blason de Valenciennes/Arms (crest) of Valenciennes|The arms on a map (1698) | ||
File:Valenciennes17.jpg|alt=Blason de Valenciennes/Arms (crest) of Valenciennes|The arms in a 17th century [https://bm-lille.fr/patrimoine/digital-viewer/c-16435 manuscript] | |||
File:Valenciennes.hes.jpg|alt=Blason de Valenciennes/Arms (crest) of Valenciennes|The arms in the [[Wapen- en Vlaggenboek Hesman|Wapen- en Vlaggenboek]] van Gerrit Hesman (1708) | File:Valenciennes.hes.jpg|alt=Blason de Valenciennes/Arms (crest) of Valenciennes|The arms in the [[Wapen- en Vlaggenboek Hesman|Wapen- en Vlaggenboek]] van Gerrit Hesman (1708) | ||
File:Valenciennes-tr.jpg|alt=Blason de Valenciennes/Arms (crest) of Valenciennes|The arms in Traversier (1842) | File:Valenciennes-tr.jpg|alt=Blason de Valenciennes/Arms (crest) of Valenciennes|The arms in Traversier (1842) | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]: Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]: Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr | ||
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[[Category:French Municipalities V]] | [[Category:French Municipalities V]] | ||
[[Category:Nord]] | [[Category:Nord]] | ||