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The arms of Saint-Coulomb |
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From sinople to the sand cross, in silver
cross carrying four golden malouiniere
covered with sand. A mural crown , with
three gold towers, each one with an ermine
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“Sinople” is the green colour which forms
the sides of the coat of arms. It symbolizes
the green nature of the commune and emerald
of the sea which borders its coasts.
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The sand cross is.....black. In
heraldic terms, the black colour is
called "sand". |
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The abbey stick refers to
Saint-Colomban, the Irish monk who
gave his name to the commune. It
acts as a “cambute”, a hooked
pilgrim stick where the pilgrim
would hang his sack. |
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The “malouinières” are the beautiful
residences that the ship-owners and
the inhabitants of Saint Malo built
during the XVIème and XVIIème
century in Saint Coulomb. With a
golden colour, with sandy roofs
(i.e. black), their windows reveal
the green enamel of the coat of arms. |
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The three gold towers which crown
the coat of arms symbolizes the
power of the seigniory of Plessis
Bertrand which extended its
jurisdiction to the parish of
Saint-Coulomb. |
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The tips of ermine are the stylized
form of the prints of ermine. They
recall that Saint-Coulomb is located
in Brittany. Appearing in 1251,
ermine has decorated the coat of
arms of Brittany since, in 1381,
when Jean IV of Montfort chose them
for the armorial bearings of the
duchy of Brittany. |
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