Issum

	ISSUM Country: Germany State: Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis): Kleve (until 1973 Geldern) Additions: 1969 Sevelen Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":51.53419999999999845385900698602199554443359375,"lon":6.4231999999999995765165294869802892208099365234375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	Geteilt von Silber und Rot oben ein wachsender roter Hirsch; unten eine silberne Mispelblüte zwischen drei, 2:1 gestellten, mit den Schäften zur Mispelblüte weisenden silbernen Antoniuskreuzen.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 27, 1973.

The upper part of the arms is taken from the arms of the Lords of Issum. The deer has been used on the seals of Issum since 1664. The lower part is taken from the arms of Sevelen.

The previous arms were granted on ??-??-1937.

These arms only showed the deer.

Image gallery

Seal from around 1900
The arms from 1937
Postal cancellation 1989

Literature: Nagel, R.: Rheinisches Wappenbuch, Köln, 1986.

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