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<p>[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 3330823, member: 39"]Some more info in Dutch ...</p><p><a href="http://wiki.muntenenpapiergeld.nl/index.php?title=Vuurijzer" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://wiki.muntenenpapiergeld.nl/index.php?title=Vuurijzer" rel="nofollow">http://wiki.muntenenpapiergeld.nl/index.php?title=Vuurijzer</a></p><p><br /></p><p>... with a (mostly machine <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> ) translation: <b>Fire Iron</b></p><p>Symbol of the Burgundian house, originally introduced by Philip the Good as a personal emblem. In his time, the fire iron was a relatively new instrument for making fire. For this purpose a fire iron was struck against a flint, creating sparks. Philip chose the fire iron for its striking symbolism. It also fitted in with the personal symbol of his father John the Fearless: a hand plane. The latter wanted to indicate that he was all too willing to polish up the gnarled stick, the personal emblem of his arch-enemy, the French king Louis of Orleans.</p><p><br /></p><p>The fire iron, originally the personal emblem of Philip, became the symbol of the Burgundian house. For example, the chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece consists of links in the form of crocheted fire irons. The fire iron is also frequently found in many forms in the statue of Burgundian coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 3330823, member: 39"]Some more info in Dutch ... [url]http://wiki.muntenenpapiergeld.nl/index.php?title=Vuurijzer[/url] ... with a (mostly machine :) ) translation: [B]Fire Iron[/B] Symbol of the Burgundian house, originally introduced by Philip the Good as a personal emblem. In his time, the fire iron was a relatively new instrument for making fire. For this purpose a fire iron was struck against a flint, creating sparks. Philip chose the fire iron for its striking symbolism. It also fitted in with the personal symbol of his father John the Fearless: a hand plane. The latter wanted to indicate that he was all too willing to polish up the gnarled stick, the personal emblem of his arch-enemy, the French king Louis of Orleans. The fire iron, originally the personal emblem of Philip, became the symbol of the Burgundian house. For example, the chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece consists of links in the form of crocheted fire irons. The fire iron is also frequently found in many forms in the statue of Burgundian coins. Christian[/QUOTE]
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