Flemish Heraldic Council

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The Flemish Heraldic Council is an official advisory body in Flanders responsible for matters of heraldry, including the design, registration, and regulation of coats of arms and related noble insignia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government advisory body
heraldic authority
advises Flemish Government
Flemish Minister responsible for internal affairs
aimsTo ensure legal security regarding use of coats of arms in Flanders
promote historically correct heraldic practice in Flanders
appliesToJurisdiction Flanders
Flemish Community
basedOn Flemish decrees on heraldry and nobility
concerns civic heraldry
noble heraldry
public heraldry
country Belgium
fieldOfWork heraldry
nobility law
vexillology
hasFunction ensuring heraldic correctness of official arms in Flanders
evaluating applications for new coats of arms
maintaining registers of granted arms
preserving heraldic tradition in Flanders
providing expert opinions on heraldic matters
hasRole advice on noble insignia
advisory body on heraldry
design of coats of arms
registration of coats of arms
regulation of coats of arms
isPartOf institutional framework of the Flemish Community
jurisdictionOver official coats of arms in Flanders
languageOfWorkOrName Dutch
locatedIn Belgium
Flanders
operatesInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Flemish Region
partOf Government of Flanders
linked to: Flemish Government
regulates coats of arms of municipalities in Flanders
coats of arms of provinces in Flanders
coats of arms of public bodies in Flanders
coats of arms of recognized noble families in Flanders
heraldic insignia used by official institutions in Flanders
responsibleFor heraldic aspects of Flemish symbols
heraldic descriptions (blazons) of arms in Flanders
sector culture
heritage protection
subjectHasRole guardian of heraldic standards in Flanders
typeOfOrganization collegial expert council
usesScript Latin alphabet

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Belgian nobility overseenBy Flemish Heraldic Council
Council of Nobility replaced Heraldic Council of the Kingdom
linked to: Flemish Heraldic Council
Council of Nobility cooperatesWith Flemish Heraldic Council