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The arms are canting, showing a wolf with an arrow (to shoot=schiessen). | The arms are canting, showing a wolf with an arrow (to shoot=schiessen). The arms were taken by the municipality around 1850 and are derived from the medieval Lords of Wolfenschiessen. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:wolfenschiessen1.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The seal of Johann von Wolfenschiessen, 1327 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:Ch-1190.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a stamp from 1980 | |||
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WOLFENSCHIESSEN
Canton : Nidwalden
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms are canting, showing a wolf with an arrow (to shoot=schiessen). The arms were taken by the municipality around 1850 and are derived from the medieval Lords of Wolfenschiessen.
 The seal of Johann von Wolfenschiessen, 1327 |
 The arms on a stamp from 1980 |
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