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===Official blazon===
{| class="wikitable"
*(de) In Gold eine rote Lilie.
|+Official blazon
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|'''German'''
| In Gold eine rote Lilie.


===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===

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WACNKUM

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Kleve (until 1969 Geldern)
Incorporated into : 1969 Wachtendonk

Wappen von Wankum
Official blazon
German In Gold eine rote Lilie.

Origin/meaning

The municipality never used arms, the above arms are used as village arms.

The fleur-de-lys is taken from the arms of the Lords of Pellant, who had a number of possessions in the area.

The historical seal of the village, known from 1625-1672 shows the local patron saint, St. Martin of Tours and the beggar:

Wappen von Wankum

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Literature : Frankewitz, S. en G. Fenner : De zegels der steden en dorpen in het overkwartier van Gelre/Die Siegel der Städte und Dörfer im geldrischen Oberquartier. Venlo, z.j. 291 blz.(bilingual); Nagel, R.; Rheinisches Wappenbuch, Köln, 1986.