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|[[File:moerkerk.jpg|center|alt=Wapen van {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
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'''Country''' : Belgium [[File:Belgium.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Province''' : <br>[[West-Vlaanderen]][[File:westvlaanderen.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Additions:''' | |||
* 1970 [[Hoeke]] | |||
* 1970 Lapscheure | |||
'''Incorporated into:''' | |||
* 1976 [[Damme]] | |||
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|+Official blazon | |||
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|'''French''' | |||
| D'or, à un sautoir de gueules chargé de cinq coquilles de St. Michel d'argent. | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were granted on April 29, 1845. | The arms were granted on April 29, 1845. | ||
The arms are the arms of the family Praet van Moerkerke, which are already mentioned in the Gelre roll of Arms from the late 14<sup>th</sup> century | The arms are the arms of the family Praet van Moerkerke, which are already mentioned in the Gelre roll of Arms from the late 14<sup>th</sup> century. | ||
The cross of the Praet family and estate is also used by the municipality of [[Oedelem]], the arms with cross and shells also by the Dutch municipality of [[Mijnsheerenland]], also a possession of the Praet van Moerkerke family. | The cross of the Praet family and estate is also used by the municipality of [[Oedelem]], the arms with cross and shells also by the Dutch municipality of [[Mijnsheerenland]], also a possession of the Praet van Moerkerke family. | ||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
| | File:Moerkerke1619.jpg|alt=Wapen van Moerkerke/Arms (crest) of Moerkerke|The arms in 1619 | ||
File:moerkerke.hagbe.jpg|alt=Wapen van Moerkerke/Arms (crest) of Moerkerke|The arms in the [[Koffie Hag Belgium|Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums]] +/- 1930 | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Belgium|'''Literature''']]: Servais, 1955 |
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