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*(de) *(1901) In Silber ein menschliches Auge mit blauer Iris. | *(de) *(1901) In Silber ein menschliches Auge mit blauer Iris. | ||
*(1978) In von Blau und Grün durch einen erniedrigten silbernen Wellenbalken geteiltem Schild ein silberner Reiher mit schwarzen Füßen. | *(1978) In von Blau und Grün durch einen erniedrigten silbernen Wellenbalken geteiltem Schild ein silberner Reiher mit schwarzen Füßen. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The oldest known seal of Au dates from 1520 and shows an eye. The eye was a canting element (from Auge, eye). The two later seals also show the arms with the eye. In a seal from 1718 the eye appears above a duck's claw. In the 19<sup>th</sup> century the eye completely disappears and the seal shows the duck's claw in a circle. | The oldest known seal of Au dates from 1520 and shows an eye. The eye was a canting element (from Auge, eye). The two later seals also show the arms with the eye. In a seal from 1718 the eye appears above a duck's claw. In the 19<sup>th</sup> century the eye completely disappears and the seal shows the duck's claw in a circle. | ||