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'''Country''': Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''State''': [[Niedersachsen]][[File:Niedersachsen.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''District (Kreis)''': [[Leer (kreis)|Leer]][[File:Leer.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Borkum is an island, which became an official city in 1950. The arms were granted in 1951 and symbolise the whaling, which was very important in the last centuries, and the lighthouse standing above the North Sea. | Borkum is an island, which became an official city in 1950. The arms were granted in 1951 and symbolise the whaling, which was very important in the last centuries, and the lighthouse standing above the North Sea. | ||
The municipality uses the arms with the motto 'Mediis Tranquillis in Undis', see below. | The municipality uses the arms with the motto 'Mediis Tranquillis in Undis', see below. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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File:Borkum60.jpg|alt=Wappen von Borkum/Arms (crest) of Borkum|Municipal stationery, 1960s | |||
File:borkum2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Borkum/Arms (crest) of Borkum|The arms as used by the municipality (2018) | |||
File:borkump.jpg|alt=Wappen von Borkum/Arms (crest) of Borkum|Postal cancellation | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Information [http://www.borkum.de Borkum council]. | |||
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[[Category:German Municipalities B]] | [[Category:German Municipalities B]] | ||
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Country: Germany  State: Niedersachsen  District (Kreis): Leer  |
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Origin/meaning
Borkum is an island, which became an official city in 1950. The arms were granted in 1951 and symbolise the whaling, which was very important in the last centuries, and the lighthouse standing above the North Sea.
The municipality uses the arms with the motto 'Mediis Tranquillis in Undis', see below.
Image gallery
Municipal stationery, 1960s
The arms as used by the municipality (2018)
Postal cancellation
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Information Borkum council.
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