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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}16.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in a [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b530239472 16th century manuscript] | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}16.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in a [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b530239472 16th century manuscript] | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}6.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in a [https://patrimoine-numerique.ville-valenciennes.fr/ark:/29755/B_596066101_MS_1201 16th century manuscript] | |||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1.jpg|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in Hozier (1696) | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1.jpg|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in Hozier (1696) | ||
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VALENCIENNES
Département : Nord
Official blazon
- (fr) De gueules au lion d'or.
Origin/meaning
The arms show a lion, but the origin is not clear. It has been stated that it is the lion of Hainaut in inversed colours, but that is unlikely as Hainaut never used a single lion, but a quartered shield of Vlaandere (Flandre) and Holland since the 13th century. In the 19th century also swan supporters have been used (see also below for the swan arms).
 The seal from 1374 |
 The arms in a 16th century manuscript |
 The arms in a 16th century manuscript |
 The arms in Hozier (1696) |
 The arms in Traversier (1842) |
 The arms on a medal (1864, image from auction site) |
 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 in the Abadie albums |
Sometimes other arms are shown for the town, showing a swan. These are canting arms; Val-de-Cygnes (valley of swans). I have, however, only seen those on maps, or sources based on maps, from the 16th and 17th century. Sometimes alone, sometimes both arms (lion and swan) are shown on the map.
 The arms on a map (1698) |
 The arms in the Wapen- en Vlaggenboek van Gerrit Hesman (1708) |
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