Because of the ancient belief that this bird's flesh never decayed, the peacock became a Christian symbol of immortality and of Christ's resurrection. Two peacocks drinking from one cup refer to the spiritual rebirth.

The motif of the pelican piercing its breast to feed its young with its blood became the symbol of Christ's self-sacrifice on the cross. The pelican also symbolizes the Resurrection, because, according to legend, she crushed her young out of love and then brought it back to life with her own blood.

This mythical bird lived to be very old, some say five hundred years, and eventually burned itself on an altar. A new young Phoenix arose from the ashes. The early Christians adopted the phoenix as a symbol of Christ's resurrection. In the European Middle Ages, it was commonly associated with the Crucifixion.

Symbol of immortality.

Jewish symbolism. A pitcher, or a water jug and washing bowl, signifies a Levite — in ancient days, members of the tribe of Levi were responsible for cleaning the hands of the Temple priest.

Papaver somniferum, commonly known as the opium poppy or breadseed poppy, is the symbol of the Greek god Hypnos, the god of sleep, and of his son Morpheus, the god of dreams. Hypnos is the twin brother of Thanatos, the god of death.

Requies'ca(n)t in Pace, he / she rests in peace.

Like the circle, the ring indicates infinity. Two connected rings symbolize heaven and earth and the connection of two people.

A flower that is particularly associated with Mary, who is called the "rose without thorns" because she is free from original sin.

An early legend mentioned by Saint Ambrose says that the roses were thornless until the Fall. In Christian symbolism, the single rose with its five petals represents the chalice that receives the blood of Christ and his five wounds. The red rose symbolizes the martyr's death (the blood of the martyr), a white rose the purity. In its present sense, the rose refers to love and impermanence.

The square, the quadrilateral and the cube represent the earth and earthly existence. This is in contrast to the triangle, which represents the heavenly. The number four is related to the universe stretching in the four directions of the sky. Four is the number of the created world of the four elements, but also of the four seasons and the four ages of life. In Revelation (21:16) the New Jerusalem measures as long as it is wide as it is high.

Some monuments have a cube or square (diamond) turned with the corners pointing up and down. This illustrates earthly existence and the directions of the earth and heaven.

A quadrilateral or a rotated square and is a reference to the earthly, the visible world.

In European heraldry we know the use of the 'death shield', a black diamond-shaped or oval panel on which the family crest of the deceased is depicted. We sometimes find such death shields as mourning signs in a church. The diamond can also be found as a symbol on steles and tombstones, especially in the northern provinces of the Netherlands.

The scythe is the attribute of death. In the European Middle Ages, death is already depicted as a skeleton, with a scythe in the right hand. This symbolizes the inexorableness of death.

Head of trade and administration, in fact the second man after the chief factor.

Deputy Governor / plaatsvervangend gouverneur

Symbol of fertility, love, marriage and life. Christian symbolism regards the shell as an image of the grave, which encloses man after death, before he is allowed to rise. The representation of the fertilization of the shellfish, considered androgynous, by the dew from heaven, also makes the shell the symbol of Mary.