(, German for 'lake leaf', plural '; da, søblad; fy, pompeblêd; East Frisian: Pupkeblad) is the term for the stylized leaf of a

water lily Water lily or water lilies may refer to: Plants * Members of family Nymphaeaceae * Formerly, members of the genus ''Nelumbo'' (the genus to which lotus belongs) * Some members of the genus ''Nymphoides'' Other uses * ''Water Lilies'' (Monet ...

, used as a charge in heraldry.

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This charge is used in the heraldry of Germany, the Netherlands and Scandinavia, but not so much in France and Britain. Seeblätter feature prominently on the

coat of arms of Denmark The coat of arms of Denmark ( da, Danmarks rigsvåben) has a lesser and a greater version. The state coat of arms () consists of three pale blue lions passant wearing crowns, accompanied by nine red lilypads (normally represented as herald ...

as well as on Danish coins. In West Frisian, the term ''pompeblêd'' is used. The name is used to indicate the seven red lily leaf-shaped blades on the

Frisian flag 'Frisian flag' can refer to: * Any flag associated with the greater region of Frisia; see Frisia#Flag or Flags of Frisia **Specifically, the modern flag of the Dutch province of Friesland (Fryslân) * A Dutch (''Friesche Vlag'') and Indonesian ( ...

. The seven red ''pompeblêden'' (leaves of the

yellow water lily Yellow waterlily is a common name for several plants and may refer to: * ''Nymphaea'' species, especially: ** ''Nymphaea mexicana'', native to the United States and Mexico * ''Nuphar'' species, especially: ** ''Nuphar lutea'' ** ''Nuphar polysepala ...

and the European white waterlily) refer to the medieval Frisian 'sea districts': more or less autonomous regions along the Southern North Sea coast from the city of Alkmaar to the

Weser The Weser () is a river of Lower Saxony in north-west Germany. It begins at Hannoversch Münden through the confluence of the Werra and Fulda. It passes through the Hanseatic city of Bremen. Its mouth is further north against the ports o ...

River. There never have been exactly seven of these administrative units, the number of seven bears the suggestion of 'a lot'. Late medieval sources identify seven Frisian districts, though with different names. The most important regions were West Friesland, Westergo,

Oostergo Eastergoa (also Ostergau, Ostergo, or Oostergo) was one of the seven areas and one of the three '' Gaue'' within what is today the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. Area On its west side Eastergoa was bordered by the Middelsee with ...

, Hunsingo, Fivelingo, Reiderland, Emsingo,

Brokmerland The Brokmerland is a landscape and an historic territory, located in western East Frisia, which covers the area in and around the present-day communities of Brookmerland and Südbrookmerland. The Brokmerland borders in the east on the Harlingerl ...

, Harlingerland and Rüstringen ( Jeverland and

Butjadingen Butjadingen is a peninsula and municipality in the Wesermarsch district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Geography Butjadingen is situated on the German North Sea coast. It is bordered on the west and southwest by the Jade River and the east by the W ...

).{{citation needed, date=January 2022

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File:Frisian flag.svg, The

File:Groningen provincie wapen.svg, The Coat of arms of Groningen File:DE Tecklenburg COA.svg, Tecklenburg, Germany File:Tecklenburg-Wappen wwb-316-2.png, Original arms of the German counts of Tecklenburg File:Interfrisian Flag.svg, Flag of the

Interfrisian Council The Interfrisian Council is a geopolitical organization that represents the common interests of the Frisians. The organization consists of three regional councils or "sections": North Frisia, East Frisia and West Frisia. Every three years, the ...

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