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Civic heraldry of Switzerland - Schweizer Wappen / Armorial de Suisse
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ARCH

Canton : Bern

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms are canting, showing an arch. The symbol has been used since about 1900, but the present arms were granted in 1946.

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The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960
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The arms as shown in the

Literature : Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981.