Lily of the valley (heraldry)
The lily of the valley is a common figure in heraldry and is easy to recognize in the coat of arms .
The plant, with little heraldic penetration, is represented by a plant stem, often with two leaves, mostly green, and the white flowers pointing downwards. The number of leaves on the stem, usually two, does not necessarily have to be specified. The number of flowers and also the side on which they hang is a good indication and to be indicated. The red fruits of the plant are hardly used in the coat of arms or in the field . It is possible that the coat of arms figure can be confused with the bellflower.
The lily of the valley is often used for a talking coat of arms . Here the names Mayer in the different spellings (Meier, Meyer, Mayr) are used as the occasion. The lily of the valley is also used as a Marian symbol.
Lily of the valley in the shield and the upper coat of arms from the register of the Hofpfalzgrafen
literature
- Lily of the valley (heraldry) in the Heraldry Wiki
- Walter Leonhard: The great book of heraldic art. Development, elements, motifs, design. Bechtermünz, Augsburg 2003, ISBN 3-8289-0768-7 , p. 253 Fig. 7.
- Otto Titan von Hefner: Two thousand civil coats of arms. Bauer and Raspe, Nuremberg 1857, p. 52. (Plate 71)
- J. Siebmacher's large and general book of arms: The nobility of the Kingdom of Saxony. Volume 2, Edition 3, Bauer and Raspe, Nuremberg 1857, p. 14.
