Arms of Libreville, Gabon

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Arms of Libreville, Gabon

Postby Marcus Karlsson » 05 May 2013, 16:29

From Genealogica & Heraldica Lisboa 1986 Actas do 17o Congresso Internacional das Ciencias Genealogica e Heraldica Image
The Greater Arms of the Capital of Gabon Libreville. The Motto on the Scroll "Libertas Ex Amicitia Nascitur" however seems to be turned mirrorwise. The Arms denotes the location on the Equator and the Cooperation between the City's Balck and White inhabitants. The Supporters are two Sealions Or armed and langued Gules holdning Gabonese Flags (Green-Yellow-Blue), symbolising the Harbour and the City's status as Capital of Gabon.

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Re: Arms of Libreville, Gabon

Postby Marcus Karlsson » 05 May 2013, 16:47

The blazon of the Shield is in French "D'Azur à la champagne fascée-ondée d'argent et de sinople de six pièces sommée d'un soleil issant rayonnant d'or; au chef parti d'argent et de sable, au lacs d'amour posé en fasce de l'un à l'autre."

I will try a translation "Azure a Sun radiant Or issuant from a base wavy of six pieces Argent and Vert, och a chief per pale Argent and Sable a Lovers' knot counterchanged".

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Re: Arms of Libreville, Gabon

Postby Jeremy Kudlick » 05 May 2013, 20:22

Marcus Karlsson wrote:The blazon of the Shield is in French "D'Azur à la champagne fascée-ondée d'argent et de sinople de six pièces sommée d'un soleil issant rayonnant d'or; au chef parti d'argent et de sable, au lacs d'amour posé en fasce de l'un à l'autre."

I will try a translation "Azure a Sun radiant Or issuant from a base wavy of six pieces Argent and Vert, och a chief per pale Argent and Sable a Lovers' knot counterchanged".
The translation seems correct, but the knot isn't a Lovers' knot (regardless of the blazon). It's a figure-eight knot, commonly used near the ends of lines to help prevent them from slipping through cleats.

And if the blazon is accurate (on a chief per pale Argent and Sable), then the image is indeed reversed because it shows a chief per pale Sable and Argent. That would explain the motto appearing to be a mirror image.
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Re: Arms of Libreville, Gabon

Postby Marcus Karlsson » 06 May 2013, 16:26

Jeremy Kudlick wrote:
Marcus Karlsson wrote:The blazon of the Shield is in French "D'Azur à la champagne fascée-ondée d'argent et de sinople de six pièces sommée d'un soleil issant rayonnant d'or; au chef parti d'argent et de sable, au lacs d'amour posé en fasce de l'un à l'autre."

I will try a translation "Azure a Sun radiant Or issuant from a base wavy of six pieces Argent and Vert, och a chief per pale Argent and Sable a Lovers' knot counterchanged".
The translation seems correct, but the knot isn't a Lovers' knot (regardless of the blazon). It's a figure-eight knot, commonly used near the ends of lines to help prevent them from slipping through cleats.


Thanks for putting it straigth, it was the Frech amour that led me astray.

And if the blazon is accurate (on a chief per pale Argent and Sable), then the image is indeed reversed because it shows a chief per pale Sable and Argent. That would explain the motto appearing to be a mirror image.


Yes the Picture in the Book has clearly been turned mirrorwise. Found a Colour Picture of the Arms on the French Wikipedia:
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