Coat of arms of Beverwijk

The lions in the coat of arms derive form the coat of arms of John of Beaumont, lord of Blois en Wijk. Beverwijk was the capital of the Bailiff Wijk. The fleur de lis are from the old Beverwijk of the 14th century.^[2]

There are three known blazons from either the city or the municipality of Beverwijk. The first by the High Councill of Nobility recorded blazon was:

An escutcheon gules, charged with three golden lilies, standing 2 and 1; the lower with 4 lions of gold. A label of silver with 3 pendants over the entire escutcheon. The coat of arms is covered by a tent azure decorated of gold en held on both sides by an angel.

This blazon is about the coat of arms of 26 June 1816. The second coat of arms is of 10 November 1899, a small number of changed have been made, amongst them are the supporters. This blazon is as follows:

In gold under a separate standing label azure four lions, the first and fourth of sable, tongued and nailed of gules, the second and third lion of gules, tonged and nailed of azure (Beaumont); a chef gules loaded with three fleur de lis (city of Beverwijk) and a waving base (champagne in French), wavy barry of four azure and silver. The escutcheon is placed on a support of natural wood colour and held by two naked boys, they hold up on both sides a white lined and bordered with gold fringe mantle with baldachin azure.

The blazon was changed on 24 Octobre 1936, but the actual coat of arms wasn't changed. The new blazon was needed because the municipality of Beverwijk was merged with the municipality of Wijk aan Zee en Duin.