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Granting of Coat of Arms to the town of Agen, signed by Napoleon
Octroi des armoiries de la ville d'Agen, avec la signature de Napoléon - 1812
Octroi des armoiries de la ville d'Agen, avec la signature de Napoléon -
Granting of a Coat of Arms to the French town of Agen
Vellum
1812
A vellum document granting a Coat of Arms to the town of Agen, in south western France, signed by both Napoleon and Jean Jacques Régis de Cambaceres, Arch-chancellor of the Empire. The coat of arms, with a red background, features a black roaster with a snake in it’s claws, a golden tower and in the top left hand corner a capital N and star within a blue square.
Agen today is a sleepy little town, nestled between hills and a river in the far East of Aquitaine. It's difficult to imagine that it used to be a bustling Roman trading centre, or at the heart of the 100 year war with England.
Vellum
1812
A vellum document granting a Coat of Arms to the town of Agen, in south western France, signed by both Napoleon and Jean Jacques Régis de Cambaceres, Arch-