pompeblêd

Also known as pompebled, pupkeblad

thumb|Seeblatt bendwise sinister '''''' (, German for 'lake leaf', plural ''''; ; ; East Frisian: Pupkeblad) is the term for the stylized leaf of a water lily, used as a charge in heraldry.

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thumb|Seeblatt bendwise sinister '''''' (, German for 'lake leaf', plural ''; ; ; East Frisian: Pupkeblad) is the term for the stylized leaf of a water lily, used as a charge in heraldry.

==Background== thumb|The natural water lily leaf 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 as well as on Danish coins.