Lapwing egg (heraldry)

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Three lapwing eggs in the coat of arms of Sillenstede

The term lapwing egg has two meanings in heraldry . Once it is the third name for the heraldic figure chess flower and another time for the eggs of the lapwing in the coat of arms .

The rare heraldic figure Kiebitzei was in the coat of arms of Sillenstede from 1952 to 1972 . The coat of arms was designed by the painter Ludwig Jürgens from Heidmühle . On February 13, 1950, the Sillensteder Council decided to use the coat of arms as a national emblem. The Lower Saxony Minister of the Interior confirmed the coat of arms on January 30, 1951. Due to the incorporation, it was valid for a little over 20 years. On June 30, 1972, Sillenstede was incorporated into the community of Schortens .

Description of coat of arms : The Sillensteder coat of arms was divided twice. In the blue field 1 three golden lapwing eggs with naturalistic speckles, in the gold second field two blue eels swimming on top of each other to the right and in a red field 3 a golden groats pot with two handles and three legs.