Ferrette

FERRETTE

Département : Haut-Rhin

Official blazon

French	De gueules à deux bars adossés d'or.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1983, but have been used for a longer time.

The arms are identical to the arms of the medieval Counts of Ferrette, as well as the former County Ferrette from 1324-1793. Ferrette was mentioned as a city in the 13^th century, but the oldest seal dates from 1555. The seal already showed the use of the arms of the county by the city. The first coloured description dates from the 17^th century, and was described as a blue with two silver fish. In the 18^th century the arms were black with two silver fish. In the late 19^th century the colours of the former county were adopted. Whether the change of colour prior to 1793 was used to indicate the difference between city or county is not known.

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  The arms around 1500

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  The arms in Hozier (1696)

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  Municipal letterhead 1840

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  The arms by Schœnhaupt, 1900

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  The image in a book from 1910

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  The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932

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  The arms on a road sign

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  The arms on a cover (1975)

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  The arms on a cover (1986)

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  Postal cancellation

Literature: Wilsdorf, C.; Martin, P. and Gall, R. : Armorial des communes du Haut-Rhin. 1er volume, chef-lieux de canton. Colmar, 1963 and 1984.