Around 1490 Kierspe became the seat of the Heilige Feme, an independent jury of commoners with the right to mete out the death penalty.

It combines symbols for both of the member municipalities - Kierspe and Rönsahl - separated by the red-white checkered bar of the counts of the Mark.

It refers to the nickname given to young recruits, who imitated the sound of the raven when first wearing their blue uniform during mustering.

The coat of arms of the municipality Kierspe was similar to the one of the Amt, except the bottom was a blank yellow field.

The partnership developed from a long-lasting student exchange of the Gesamtschule Kierspe with a high school in Montigny-le-Bretonneux.