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Province : [[Girona (province)|Girona]] | Province : [[Girona (province)|Girona]] | ||
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Canting arms: they show, duplicated, a fig-tree leave (in fact, Catalan "figueres" means literally "fig-trees") and the royal arms of Catalonia-Aragon (four red pales in gold). Figueres was given its chart from the king Jaume I, and became a royal town (1267). In 1875 it was conceded the title of city. | Canting arms: they show, duplicated, a fig-tree leave (in fact, Catalan "figueres" means literally "fig-trees") and the royal arms of Catalonia-Aragon (four red pales in gold). Figueres was given its chart from the king Jaume I, and became a royal town (1267). In 1875 it was conceded the title of city. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Marignane2.jpg|center|Escudo de {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Postal cancellation (with [[Wolfsburg]] and [[Marignane]]) | |||
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[[Literature]] : Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Spain|'''Literature''']] : Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:06, 4 August 2023
FIGUERES
Region : Catalonia
Province : Girona
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Origin/meaning
Canting arms: they show, duplicated, a fig-tree leave (in fact, Catalan "figueres" means literally "fig-trees") and the royal arms of Catalonia-Aragon (four red pales in gold). Figueres was given its chart from the king Jaume I, and became a royal town (1267). In 1875 it was conceded the title of city.
 Postal cancellation (with Wolfsburg and Marignane) |
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Literature : Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.