Carcassonne
CARCASSONNE
Département:Aude
| French | D'azur semé de fleurs de lis d'or, au portail de ville flanqué de deux tours couvertes d'argent, maçonné, ajouré et ouvert de sable, la porte coulissée d'argent surmontée d'un écusson de gueules à l'agneau pascal d'argent à la tête contournée nimbée d'or, portant un guidon d'argent chargé d'une croisette du champ. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms combine the elements from the historical arms of the lower and upper city. The lower city used an Agnus Dei and a bordure with fleur-de-lis, the upper city a castle with a small shield with the three fleur-de-lys of France.
Image gallery
The arms of the upper city in a 16th century manuscript
The arms of the lower city in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in 1686
The arms in Hozier (1696)
The arms in Traversier (1842)
The arms by Guilbert, 1853
The arms in a publication from 1895
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (+/- 1910)
The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932
The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens
>The arms on a postcard by Barré Dayez
The arms on a postcard by Kroma
Literature:J.J. Lartigue, Armorial général des communes de France, Paris, 1995.
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