Merksem

	MERKSEM Country : Belgium Province : Antwerpen Incorporated into: 1982 Antwerpen

Official blazon
Dutch	(1819) Van lazuur, beladen met St. Bartholomeus van goud. (1839) Een blauw veld met het gulden beeld van St.-Bartholomeus.
English	Azure, the figure of St. Bartholomew Or.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1819 and confirmed on April 9, 1839.

The arms show St. Bartholomew, patron saint of Merksem. As no historical colours were known in 1819 the Dutch government granted the arms in the national colours blue and gold. The colours were not changed after the independence of Belgium in 1830.

Image gallery

The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
Wrong arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
Postal cancellation
The arms on a BAC sticker
The arms of Edward the Confessor on a local coin from 1982

Literature: Servais, 1955

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