Amiens
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Country : France  Département : Somme  |
| French | De gueules au lierre d'argent ; au chef d'azur semé de fleurs de lis d'or. Motto : Liliis tenaci vimine jungor |
| English | blazon wanted |
The arms are decorated with the following medals:
- Légion d’honneur (since June 2, 1948).
- Croix de guerre 1914-1918.
- Croix de guerre 1939-1945
Origin/meaning
Philippe Auguste supposedly granted the arms to the city of Amiens in 1185.
These arms underwent many transformations ever since: at the beginning the background was completely red, then it was decorated with an arabesques which became two branches of wicker, and then leaves of ivy meaning "the loyalty and the constant alliance of the city to the French crown".
During the Empire the blue part with golden lilies of France was replaced by three golden bees upon a red chief.
Image gallery
The arms in the Armorial Gorrevod (1460)
The arms around 1500
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in the 16th century
The arms by Hozier, 1696
The arms in Traversier (1842)
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 postcard
The arms on a local token or medal from 1886
The arms in a publication from 1895
The arms on a local token or medal from the 1920s
The arms on a trade card, 1920s
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms in a German album +/- 1910
The arms on a postcard, 1990s
The arms on a postcard by Robert Louis
The arms on a British tobacco card, 1906
The arms on a cover, 1975
The arms by Guilbert, 1853
The arms on the city hall
Literature: Image taken from La banque du blason (with permission); background from a local tourist leaflet.
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