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In 1992 stelde de Noordbrabantse Commissie voor Wapen- en Vlaggenkunde voor de steen in het wapen te wijzigen in een ronde steen, dit omdat dit meer overeen komt met de voorstelling op de zegels. De gemeente heeft dit advies verder niet opgevolgd. | In 1992 stelde de Noordbrabantse Commissie voor Wapen- en Vlaggenkunde voor de steen in het wapen te wijzigen in een ronde steen, dit omdat dit meer overeen komt met de voorstelling op de zegels. De gemeente heeft dit advies verder niet opgevolgd. | ||
The arms are canting, a raven (Raaf) on a stone (Steen). | The arms are canting, a raven (Raaf) on a stone (Steen). | ||
The oldest known seal of the city dates from the late 15<sup>th</sup> century and shows two shields, one with the arms of the County of Kleef (Kleve), as the Counts of Kleef were Lords of Ravenstein (at that time it was Philip van Kleef, 1492-1527). The other shield showed a raven with two round stones. In the 16<sup>th</sup> century the arms are often shown only as those of Kleef, only in a 17<sup>th</sup> century book on castles, the raven appeared. | The oldest known seal of the city dates from the late 15<sup>th</sup> century and shows two shields, one with the arms of the County of Kleef (Kleve), as the Counts of Kleef were Lords of Ravenstein (at that time it was Philip van Kleef, 1492-1527). The other shield showed a raven with two round stones. In the 16<sup>th</sup> century the arms are often shown only as those of Kleef, only in a 17<sup>th</sup> century book on castles, the raven appeared. | ||
In a 19<sup>th</sup> century book the two arms appear again, the arms of Kleef for the Estate of Ravenstein, the raven as arms for the city itself.<br/> | In a 19<sup>th</sup> century book the two arms appear again, the arms of Kleef for the Estate of Ravenstein, the raven as arms for the city itself.<br/> | ||