Montauban

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MONTAUBAN

Département : Tarn-et-Garonne

Official blason

(fr) De gueules au saule d'or étêté, à six branches sans feuilles, trois à dextre trois à senestre, posé sur un mont du même; au chef cousu d'azur chargé de trois fleurs de lis d'or.

Origin/meaning

The arms supposedly show a willow tree on a hill, which is a canting composition (mont - alba). The Royal chief supposedly was granted by King Charles IV in 1323.

The arms by Guilbert, 1853	The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932	The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens
The arms on a postcard by Kroma	The arms on a trade card from Félix Potin