City Coat of Arms On A Water Fountain – Bruges, Belgium
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N 51° 12.558 E 003° 13.396
31U E 515595 N 5673123
This coat of arms stands on top of an old water fountain.
Waymark Code: WMFJBX
Location: West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Date Posted: 10/25/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member puczmeloun
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This version of the Bruges coat of arms has been rendered as a 3d figurative statue. It is based on the version of the arms granted in 1842.

The arms have a shield with a lion that is wearing a golden crown. The shield also has a lion supporter on the left and a brown bear supporter on the right. In this version the bear is crouching menacingly, rather than standing upright on its rear legs.

Normally there is a crest consisting of a crown surrounding a gothic letter ‘b’ representing Brugge (Bruges in English). In this case there is no crown and the letter ‘b’ is on the rear of the shield.

The arms were originally granted by the Count Of Vlaanderen (Flanders in English) in 1304 and the lion is taken from his own coat of arms , although in a different colour and with a crown. The bear is derived from the symbol used by a chivalrous jousting society, which was very popular among the public.

There is also usually a motto S.P.Q.B. standing for the Latin phrase Senatus PopulusQue Brugensis (council and people of Brugge) and is derived from the motto of Classical Rome. In this case it is not present on the statue.
Bearer of Coat of Arms: Town

Full name of the bearer: Brugge

Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?:
On top of a hand operated water fountain.

Material / Design: Stone

Blazon (heraldic description):
Taken from www.heraldry-wiki.com and Google translated then reduced to describe the shield alone. [ The original description includes the two supporters, lion to the left and bear to the right, a surmounting letter b, and a ribbon below. ] The arms were granted on July 1, 1986. Barry of eight, gules and argent. A lion rampant azure, crowned and collared or, the collar with a cross of the same.

Address:
Geenaarstraat Brugge 8000 West-Vlaanderen Belgium

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