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| crest = A Phrygianhorn-shaped cap Gules crowned by a wreath of laurelolives Or.

| motto = “In“HOOREL verzetMYNS eegen den stroom”HEILS” - ‘Resisting‘Horn againstof themy stream’salvation’ written in letters Or on a scroll Azur

| shield = In azuurlazuur, een schuinbalk tegengeblokt van keel en van goud tussen twee hoorns van goud.

| crest = Een frygischehoornvormige mutshoed van keel gekroond met een lauwerkransolijfkrans van goud.

| motto = 'InHOOREL VerzetMYNS Eegen Den StroomHEILS' in letters van goud op een lint van lazuur.

The '''colour scheme of the arms''' is the one of [https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wapen_van_Vlaanderen#Oud_wapen Flanders Ancien] and [https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/wiki/West-Vlaanderen West-Flanders]. This shows the attachment of the armiger to this region as well as his distant connection to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_VI,_Count_of_Flanders Baldwin VI], Count of Flanders and Hainaut.<br>

religious knowledge. Also it alludes to the calm water on the shores of the North Sea and, to a lesser extent, the flax flower, the national flower of Flanders. Azure was also chosen in reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tekhelet Tekhelet], the holy colour from which the garments of the high priest and the tapestries in the Tabernacle are made.<br>

The '''horns''' are Canting for his name, Isaac, as well as his alias “Vlaanderram”, the Flemish ram. It also references the Binding of Isaac ''(Genesis 22:13)'' itself a symbol of both selfless sacrifice and religious zeal creating a paradox that appeals to the armiger. The horn is a ambiguous figure, to the armiger these are the horns of the ram Abraham sacrifices instead of his son, the arms medieval iconography attributed to Moses on mount Sinaï but hey are also the symbol of bestial impulses, aan animal with hornhorns is always perceived as more fierce than one without, showing humanity's inherent bestial nature and a certain primitivism that, paradoxically enough, appears needed to enact progress, therefore inviting the armiger to take a step back and trust is instinct as an extension of his reason. The horn is also a symbol of the Shofar blown on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosh_Chodesh Rosh H'odesh], symbolising the importance of the lunar cycle in the armiger's own mythology.<br>

Jewish people that were slaves in Egypt and will be glorious once the messiah' arrives. The use of a '''hat''' is an attempt from the armiger to make the arms appear more Germanic, this also directly references the arms used by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Good Filips de Goede], the Duke of Burgundy as found in the [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b55009806h/f306.item ''Armorial équestre de la Toison d'or'' f.149v], the dukedom of Burgundy being a transition between Germanic and French culture, deeply influenced by the lowlands just like the armiger.<br>

The '''Phrygianhorn-shaped cap''' isalludes to the iconic Phrygian cap, a symbol of France and of the armiger's passion for History. Also, it is a symbol of Freedom. the use of a soft conic-shaped hat is also in reference to the infamous [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_hat 'Jewish hat'] as a way to reclaim a symbol of the Jews of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkenaz Ashkenaz] to make it a symbol of Jewish pride. the Phrygian cap is also symbolic pf Ashkenazi culture, the eponymous son being traditionally [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Noahsworld_map.jpg associated with the Phrygian people]. <br>

The '''crown of laurelsolives''' stands for honour and glory and alludes to the antic subject in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_art academic arts of the XVIIIth century]. The laurelolives also represent the olive oil usued in the Tabernacle and Holy Temple, being placed at the host of spirituality they inspire ideas of piety and of wisdom, to produce great light with little smoke. The usage of olive also aims to bring a certain mediterraneanism to the coat of arms, reminder to the armiger that, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkenaz Ashkenaz] is his exile and that he and his people belong in the land of their ancestor by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shephelah Shephelah], the other lowlands, ''(Deuteronomy 1:7)'', the land of olive oil and honey that is Canaan ''(II King 18:32)''.

'''English:''' A cocarde green and black.