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The two roses already appear as city arms on the oldest known seal of the city, from 1306. On the old seal the crest of the Counts of Rapperswil can be seen in base. In later seals and arms the crest disappeared. All later images show the roses, but the colour of the stems has varied in time. | The two roses already appear as city arms on the oldest known seal of the city, from 1306. On the old seal the crest of the Counts of Rapperswil can be seen in base. In later seals and arms the crest disappeared. All later images show the roses, but the colour of the stems has varied in time. | ||
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File:rapperswilz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Rapperswil/Arms of Rapperswil|Seal of Rapperswil from 1306 | |||
File:rapperswilz2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Rapperswil/Arms of Rapperswil|Seal of Rapperswil from 1472 | |||
File:rapperswilz3.jpg|alt=Wappen von Rapperswil/Arms of Rapperswil|Seal of Rapperswil from 15th century -1798 | |||
File:Rapperswil1500.jpg|alt=Wappen von Rapperswil/Arms of Rapperswil|The arms around 1500 | |||
| | File:Rapperswil1530.jpg|alt=Wappen von Rapperswil/Arms of Rapperswil|The arms in a manuscript +/- 1530 | ||
File:rapperswil1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Rapperswil/Arms of Rapperswil|stamp with the arms, 1913 | |||
File:rapperswil.hagch.jpg|alt=Wappen von Rapperswil/Arms of Rapperswil| The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960 | |||
File:rapperswil1.hagch.jpg|alt=Wappen von Rapperswil/Arms of Rapperswil|The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960 | |||
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RAPPERSWIL
Canton : Sankt Gallen
Incorporated into : 2007 Rapperswil-Jona
Official blazon
In Silber zwei goldbesamte rote Rosen an roten Stielen, zwei zu eins gegengeastet.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially adopted in July 1918.
The two roses already appear as city arms on the oldest known seal of the city, from 1306. On the old seal the crest of the Counts of Rapperswil can be seen in base. In later seals and arms the crest disappeared. All later images show the roses, but the colour of the stems has varied in time.
Seal of Rapperswil from 1306
Seal of Rapperswil from 1472
Seal of Rapperswil from 15th century -1798
The arms around 1500
The arms in a manuscript +/- 1530
stamp with the arms, 1913
The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960
The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960
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Literature : Die Gemeindewappen des Kantons Sankt Gallen, 1947; St. Galler Wappenbuch, 1991