The arms show the old watchtower in the village, which was also used as a mill. The small shield shows the escarbuncle of Kleve. The wheat-ear symbolises the agricultural character of the village. The other plant is a broom, as broom was planted widely in the 19th century to turn the wastelands into fertile agricultural soil.
Amtsblatt für den Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, 136. Jahrgang, 1954, S. 103

ehemalige Gemeinde Hamminkeln
Original: Unknown Vector:  Jürgen Krause