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VERNON

Département : Eure

Official blazon
French	D’argent à trois bottes de cresson de sinople liées d'or; au chef d'azur chargé de trois fleurs de lis d'or.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms show bunches of three watercress (Nasturtium officinale) under a chief of France. The arms have been used since at least the 16th century.

The arms in a 16th century manuscript	The arms in Hozier (1696)
The arms in Traversier (1842)

The arms are based on a legend, in which King Louis IX (King Saint Louis) during one of his many visits between 1227 and 1268 was offered a bunch of watercress by the citizens to quench his thirst as it was a very hot day. The King was so grateful that he granted the arms with the watercress under the Royal Chief to the city.

The legend on a window in the town hall

The arms on collector's items:

The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932 (new)
The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932 (old)
The arms on a souvenir coin
The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens
The arms on a postcard by Kroma (old)
The arms on a postcard by Kroma (new)
The arms on an adhesive postcard
The arms in the Abadie albums

The arms in the town (2018):

The arms in the town hall
The arms in the town hall
The arms on the town hall (with fleur-de-lys)
The arms on the town hall (without fleur-de-lys)
The arms on a road sign (old)
The arms on a road sign (new)
The arms in the town
The arms in the town
The arms in the town
The arms in the town
The arms on a banner

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-{{France}}
 ''' VERNON'''
 Département : [[Eure]]
-[[File:Vernoneure.jpg|center|Armoiries de {{PAGENAME}}]]
+[[File:Vernoneure.jpg|center|300 px|alt=Blason de {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
-===Official blazon===
+{| class="wikitable"
-D’argent à trois bottes de cresson de sinople liées d'or; au chef d'azur chargé de trois fleurs de lis d'or.
+|+Official blazon
+|-
+|'''French'''
+| D’argent à trois bottes de cresson de sinople liées d'or; au chef d'azur chargé de trois fleurs de lis d'or.
+|-
+|'''English'''
+| blazon wanted
+|}
 ===Origin/meaning===
-{{tba}}
+The arms show bunches of three watercress (''Nasturtium officinale'') under a chief of France.  The arms have been used since at least the 16th century.
+{|align="center"
+|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}16.jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in a [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8528582x.r=17256?rk=193134;0 16th century manuscript]
+|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}h.jpg|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in Hozier (1696)
+|-
+|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}-tr.jpg|center|300 px|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in Traversier (1842)
+|}
+The arms are based on a legend, in which King Louis IX (King Saint Louis) during one of his many visits between 1227 and 1268 was offered a bunch of watercress by the citizens to quench his thirst as it was a very hot day. The King was so grateful that he granted the arms with the watercress under the Royal Chief to the city.
 {|align="center"
-|align="center"|[[File:vernon.hagfr.jpg|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms in the  [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932
+|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}l.jpg|center|350 px|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The legend on a window in the town hall
-|align="center"|[[File:vernon.lau.jpg|250 px|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a tobacco card by [[Laurens (Villes de France) |Laurens]]
 |}
+The arms on collector's items:
+<gallery perrow=0>
+File:vernon.hagfr.jpg|alt=armoiries (blason) de Vernon|The arms in the  [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932 (new)
+File:vernon3.hagfr.jpg|The arms in the  [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932 (old)
+File:vernonc1.jpg|alt=armoiries (blason) de Vernon|The arms on a souvenir coin
+File:vernon.lau.jpg|alt=armoiries (blason) de Vernon|The arms on a tobacco card by [[Laurens (Villes de France) |Laurens]]
+File:vernon.frba.jpg|alt=armoiries (blason) de Vernon|The arms on a postcard by [[Blasons adhésif (Villes et Provinces de France)|Kroma]] (old)
+File:vernon1.frba.jpg|alt=armoiries (blason) de Vernon|The arms on a postcard by [[Blasons adhésif (Villes et Provinces de France)|Kroma]] (new)
+File:vernon2.frba.jpg|alt=armoiries (blason) de Vernon|The arms on an adhesive postcard
+File:2772.aba.jpg|alt=armoiries (blason) de Vernon|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums
+</gallery>
+The arms in the town (2018):
+<gallery perrow=0>
+File:vernon1.jpg|alt=armoiries (blason) de Vernon|The arms in the town hall
+File:vernon2.jpg|alt=armoiries (blason) de Vernon|The arms in the town hall
+File:vernon3.jpg|alt=armoiries (blason) de Vernon|The arms on the town hall (with fleur-de-lys)
+File:vernon4.jpg|alt=armoiries (blason) de Vernon|The arms on the town hall (without fleur-de-lys)
+File:vernon5.jpg|alt=armoiries (blason) de Vernon|The arms on a road sign (old)
+File:vernon6.jpg|alt=armoiries (blason) de Vernon|The arms on a road sign (new)
+File:vernon7.jpg|alt=armoiries (blason) de Vernon|The arms in the town
+File:vernon8.jpg|alt=armoiries (blason) de Vernon|The arms in the town
+File:vernon9.jpg|alt=armoiries (blason) de Vernon|The arms in the town
+File:vernon10.jpg|alt=armoiries (blason) de Vernon|The arms in the town
+File:vernon11.jpg|alt=armoiries (blason) de Vernon|The arms on a banner
+</gallery>
+{{fr}}
 {{media}}
-[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|Literature]] : http://www.armorialdefrance.fr
+[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]: http://www.armorialdefrance.fr
-[[File:france.jpg|50 px|Link=France]][[Category:French Municipalities V]]
+[[Category:French Municipalities V]]
 [[Category:Eure]]

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