City Coats of Arms Hindeloopen - Hindeloopen - the Netherlands
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member eilers1
N 52° 56.587 E 005° 23.919
31U E 661172 N 5868636
Old City Coats of Arms Hindeloopen on the Grote Kerk.
Waymark Code: WM15243
Location: Friesland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 09/30/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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The municipality of Hindeloopen has had a doe in its coat of arms since 1355.
In the official description this is described as follows:
A shield containing a red prancing doe on a bed of greenery, crowned with a golden crown with three leaves and two pearls. This is the Coat of Arms used during the period 1818-1984.
Nowadays Hindeloopen is no longer a city on its own, it's part of the Sudwestfryslan Community.
Bearer of Coat of Arms: Town

Full name of the bearer: https://sudwestfryslan.nl

Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?:
Above the entrance doors of the Grote Kerk.


Material / Design: Painting on plaster

Blazon (heraldic description):
In the official description this is described as follows: A shield containing a red prancing doe on a bed of greenery, crowned with a golden crown with three leaves and two pearls. This is the Coat of Arms used during the period 1818-1984.


Address:
Grote Markt 3 Hindeloopen.


Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): [Web Link]

Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): [Web Link]

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