Secret Seal of Douai

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Holding Institution: Archives Nationales (Paris)
Catalog number: D5524 bis
Date: 1427
Location: Douai

Size: 34 mm

Municipal seal
Douai

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Description:
 Gate of the city, closed, flanked by two towers pierced by windows, a shield with a lion rampant; a tree above the crenellations; a besant on either side; appended to a February 1428 accord between the city of Douai and the Grand Priory of France

Transcription:
 secretum scabinorum duacensium

Reference:
 Douët-d'Arcq, L. Collection de sceaux. Paris : H. Plon, 1863-1868.