Alverdissen

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ALVERDISSEN

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Lippe (1972-1992 Detmold, until 1972 Lemgo)
Incorporated into : 1969 Barntrup

Official blazon

German	In Gold eine rote Zinnenmauer mit zwei kleinen schwarzen Rundbogenfenstern und einem geschlossenen Tor, darüber ein halber roter achtstrahliger Stern. Im silbernen Schildhaupt eine halbe lippische fünfblättrige Rose mit goldenem Butzen und Kelchblättern.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on July 9, 1958.

The upper part shows the rose of Lippe, the meaning of the lower part I don't know.

Hupp showed different arms in the 1920s, based on the old seals of the city:

The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Variation

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s; Veddeler, P. : Die Lippische Rose, Detmold, Selbstverlag Nordrhein-Westfalisches Staatsarchiv, 1978, 112 p.