Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais)

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Official blazon

French	De gueules à la croix patriarcale d'argent.
English	blazon wanted

Decorations:

• Croix de guerre 1914-1918.
• Croix de guerre 1939-1945.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially adopted on November 25, 1815.

The origin or meaning of the cross is not known. It already appears on the oldest known seal of the city, known from 1209.

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  The arms in Hozier (1696)

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  The arms in Traversier (1842)

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  The arms in a publication from 1895

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  The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932

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  The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens

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  The arms on a postcard by Kroma

Literature: Bréemersch et al., 1996