Saanen

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

Canton : Bern

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms are taken from the arms of the Counts of Greyerz, with a silver mountain as an addition. The arms are used by the district for many centuries, and the city of Saanen later took the same arms.

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Variations of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960
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Literature : Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981.