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The arms: "In blue a redoubt-coercer ("schansdwinger") of gold
issuing from base with a cockle-shell of silver; in a way golden chief
a turned red gun".
The colors blue and gold are from the Frisiab arms. The entrenchment
was to defend the Frisian land against an attack from the East. That's
why the gun is directed towards the heraldically left side, the East, the
sea.
The redoubt-coercer ("schansdwinger") is golden, the color of
the Frisian lions. Red signifies danger; one
had to be alert to the danger from the sea. The guns were placed on the
enforcers of the entrenchment.
There is still a powder-store within the dyke near Oostmahorn. The
blue color, the wavy division in the chief and the shell refer to the water
of the former Lauwerszee, now the Lauwersmeer. The shell is silver, not
only the natural color of the cockle, but also because of the arms of the
former municipality of Oostdongeradeel (azure
a bend sinister), of which Oostmahorn was part.
The flag: Per hoistdiagonal: 1. In red a yellow redoubt-coercer in bottom
hoist; 2. Five equally wide wavy stripes of blue and white".
The oblique division refers to the dyke, where the pub is. The waves
of the sea batter it constantly. The red color represents the danger from
Paris; all colors are explained in the coat of arms.
See also: Genealogysk Jierboek 2008, p. 276-277)
Jarig Bakker, 4 Feb 2010