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The arms show the crossed keys of St. Peter, the local patron saint and a chief of Roussillon, the region in which the town is situated. Until the 1990s (?) the town used in the chief a fleur-de-lys for France instead of the Roussillon arms. | The arms show the crossed keys of St. Peter, the local patron saint and a chief of Roussillon, the region in which the town is situated. Until the 1990s (?) the town used in the chief a fleur-de-lys for France instead of the Roussillon arms. | ||
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File:ceret2.jpg|alt=Blason de Céret/Arms (crest) of Céret|The arms by Hozier, 1696 | File:ceret2.jpg|alt=Blason de Céret/Arms (crest) of Céret|The arms by Hozier, 1696 |
Latest revision as of 08:22, 3 September 2023
Country : France Département : Pyrénées-Orientales |
French | D'azur à deux clefs d'argent passées en sautoir et reliées par une chaîne du même ; au chef d'or chargé de quatre pals de gueules. |
English | blazon wanted |
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The arms show the crossed keys of St. Peter, the local patron saint and a chief of Roussillon, the region in which the town is situated. Until the 1990s (?) the town used in the chief a fleur-de-lys for France instead of the Roussillon arms.
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The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932
The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens
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