La Vuelta a España 2017
Posted: 19 Aug 2017, 12:47
This year's Tour of Spain starts in France, Nimes to be exact. The coat of arms of Nimes is somewhat odd, featuring a crocodile, a creature never found in France, at least not in the wild. Crocodiles would however have been known to some of Caesar's veterans who were given land here, and may have featured in funeral carvings. Who knows, some enterprising legionary may even have transported a crocodile, or its stuffed carcass, here. "Col Nem" stands for "Colonia Nemausus", Nemausus being the local Celtic deity.
Blazon:
English: Gules, a palm tree Vert on a terrace in base likewise, to the bole of which is attached by a chain Or in band a crocodile passing contourné Vert too, collared Or, surmounted with the inscriptions COL on dexter and NEM on sinister likewise, the branches of the palm tree supporting in the dexter quarter a laurel wreath attached Or.
Français : de gueules au palmier terrassé de sinople, au fût duquel est attaché par une chaîne d’or en bande un crocodile passant contourné aussi de sinople, colleté d’or, surmonté des inscriptions COL à dextre et NEM à senestre du même, les branches du palmier soutenant au quartier dextre une couronne de lauriers liée d’or.
Blazon:
English: Gules, a palm tree Vert on a terrace in base likewise, to the bole of which is attached by a chain Or in band a crocodile passing contourné Vert too, collared Or, surmounted with the inscriptions COL on dexter and NEM on sinister likewise, the branches of the palm tree supporting in the dexter quarter a laurel wreath attached Or.
Français : de gueules au palmier terrassé de sinople, au fût duquel est attaché par une chaîne d’or en bande un crocodile passant contourné aussi de sinople, colleté d’or, surmonté des inscriptions COL à dextre et NEM à senestre du même, les branches du palmier soutenant au quartier dextre une couronne de lauriers liée d’or.