Spoon (heraldry)

Coat of arms with crossed spoons Löffingen

In heraldry, the spoon is a common heraldic figure and is rare in the coat of arms .

The spoon is often shown in pairs and then in the crossed shape of a St. Andrew's cross . The coat of arms figure is suitable for the talking coat of arms (Löffingen). In the coat of arms of the noble family Lepel , the coat of arms figure has come into the upper coat of arms and nine spoons over the helmet with shield as a jewel are placed in a fan shape. Lepel is the Low German variant of the spoon. In the South Tondern office there is a spoon in the grits pot . In the coat of arms of Berndorf (Lower Austria) a bear holds the spoon.

The heraldic rules apply to the heraldic figure.

literature

• Spoon (Heraldry) in the Heraldry Wiki
• Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry. Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1984, p. 109.

Web links

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