Dutch name: Waterschap voor Noord- en Zuid Beveland, seat Goes.
The other charges are derived from the arms of the villages in the waterschap: the stars for Kortgene, the wavy bars from Kate, the buckle from Wissenkerke and the partridge from Colijnsplaat.
Flag: equally wide horizontal stripes of blue - white - blue, with a black hoist-triangle, charged with a white stepping goose.
The names of persons who emigrated to North America (and in some cases to South Africa) between 1901 and 1920 have been collected from the population registers of the former municipals on Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord- and Zuid-Beveland
For each head of the family or single person, the records state occupation, age, religion, financial standing, reason for emigration and destination.
