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====Official blazon====  
===Official blazon===  


====Origin/meaning====
===Origin/meaning===
Fribourg was separated from Savoy in 1477 and the use of the cross of [[Savoie|Savoy]] was abandoned. The new arms were derived from the old banner of the city of [[Fribourg]]. The oldest coloured image dates from 1478. The arms thus have not changed since.  
Fribourg was separated from Savoy in 1477 and the use of the cross of [[Savoie|Savoy]] was abandoned. The new arms were derived from the old banner of the city of [[Fribourg]]. The oldest coloured image dates from 1478. The arms thus have not changed since.