Silver
Silver is a chemical element with symbol Ag (from the Latin "", derived from the Proto-Indo-European "h₂erǵ": "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. The metal is found in the Earth's crust in the pure, free elemental form ("native silver"), as an alloy with gold and other metals, and in minerals such as argentite and chlorargyrite. Most silver is produced as a byproduct of copper, gold, lead, and zinc refining.
Fronhofen
The silver charge in base, the mount of three (called a "Dreiberg" in German heraldry) and the lion standing thereupon are drawn from the 1773 seal once used by the "Schultheißerei". The lion refers to the former landholders, the Counts of Simmern and the Elector of the Palatinate. The abbot’s staff refers to the lordly estate of the Augustinian canons of Ravengiersburg, from which the municipality gets its name, “lordly estate” being "Fronhof" in German.