Cassis (Bouches-du-Rhône)
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CASSIS (BOUCHES-DU-RHÔNE)
Département:Bouches-du-Rhône
French | D'azur à la crosse contournée d'or accostée de deux poissons d'argent affrontés et posés en pal. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The crosier refers to the fact that the town belonged to the Bishop of Marseilles from the Middle Ages to the Revolution, while the two fish symbolize the importance of fishing for a long time in Cassis.
The arms in Hozier (1696) |
The arms on a postcard by Kroma |
Literature:Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr
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