Couvin

The arms from 1874 The arms from 1874	COUVIN Country: Belgium Province: Namur Additions: 1977 Aublain 1977 Boussu-en-Fagne 1977 Brûly 1977 Brûly-de-Pesche 1977 Cul-des-Sarts 1977 Dailly 1977 Frasnes-lez-Couvin 1977 Gonrieux 1977 Mariembourg 1963 Marienbourg 1977 Pesche 1977 Petigny 1977 Petite-Chapelle 1977 Presgaux Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":50.0501000000000004774847184307873249053955078125,"lon":4.49739999999999984225951266125775873661041259765625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
French	(1874) Ecartelé au premier et aux quatrième d'or, au deuxième et au troisième d'azur. (1950) Ecartelé au au 1er et au 4ème d'or, au 2ème etau 3ème d'azur, sur le tout de sable à la croix latine de gueules à la téte de léopard d'or, la gueule ouverte et les yeux de sable, brochant sur le tout. (1981) Ecartelé: aux 1 et 4 d'or; aux 2 et 3 d'azur; sur le tout un écu de sable à la croix latine cousue de gueules, à la téte de léopard d'or à la gueule ouverte et allumée de sable, brochant sur la croix.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on December 14, 1874, changed on February 3, 1950 and confirmed on November 26, 1981.

The arms are based on the seal of Couvin from 1789, showing a quartered shield of gold and blue. The escutcheon shows the badge of the First Belgian Brigade, of which the first commander, General Piron, was born in Couvin in 1896. This was added in 1950.

Image gallery

The arms in the Armorial Gorrevod (1460)
The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
The arms on a police badge (source)
The arms on a Roulertas Confiserie label
The arms on a war memorial (image Derek Howard)
The arms on a road sign (image Derek Howard)
The arms of Couvin and Montbard (image Derek Howard)
The arms in the town (image Derek Howard)

Literature: Servais, 1955

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