The original Coat of Arms of Nigtevecht, using blue and white, seems to date back to the 1600s. The Coat of Arms with white and blue was used as a heart shield on the Huydecoper van Nigtevecht family Coat of Arms since 1721.
An unconfirmed story claims that when two families merged through marriage, they had the same colours but in opposite order. I found no evidence for this. However, there was indeed a dispute over the colours, eventually settled as blue-white. The Coat of Arms of Huydecoper has the same blue on the left side of the shield as the left side of the Coat of Arms Nigtevecht. So it seems logic that they must have decides to swap the blue-white on the Coat of Arms Nigtevecht to white-blue, to follow the heraldic reuirements to be clear, well contrasted. But this version however did not survive, it fell back to blue-white.
I found no record linking "Huydecoper Heer van Nigtevecht" (the Lordship) or "Huydecoper van Nigtevecht" as a connection between two families. It is unclear how the name "Huydecoper van Nigtevecht" emerged as a full name in some records. It was originally a lordship title (in Dutch: "Heerschap") and also a knightly title (Jonkheer, Young Lord). The title under the larger coat of arms reads: "The Liberties of Edw Huydecoper van Nigtevecht", rather than "The Liberties of Edw Huydecoper Lord of Nigtevecht", though this may be equivalent due to heraldic title usage.
The Hudecoper family acquired the Lordship of Nigtevecht in 1721 and added their version of the Coat of Arms Nigtevecht. This was a wealthy and very powerful family controlling the Nigtevecht area with houses and land owned by by Nobilities and Royals. The Coat of Arms Nigtevecht with the Royal Crown was registered in 1950 and officially granted on 14 August 1976. After the merger of municipalities, this Coat of Arms was abandoned in 1986.
There is also an old fort called Nigtevecht, built in 1903 as part of the Defence Line of Amsterdam. It is a small village but with an interesting and important history.
The symbols of Coat of Arms Nigtevecht
Left blue means "science and truth"
Right white or silver means "loyalty"
This is also accoridng other sources a refrence to water.
General meaning of the keys is "power to unlock and unlock"
This expresses power over the faithful, derived from the religious origin of the Keys of Peter, but according to an official heraldic page it means "trust, silence, helpfulness". Other sources also suggest meanings such as "authority, stewardship, security, and the power to unlock or bind", while keys pointing down specifically can add nuances like "humility, readiness for use, or a lower/base position".
The Crown is a sign of dignity and Authority but no longer in use.
