Uri

From Heraldry of the World
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Swiss heraldry portal



This page is part of the
Switzerland.jpg
Swiss heraldry portal


Logo-new.jpg
Heraldry of the World

Swiss civic heraldry:



  • Total pages in the Swiss section : 13,314
  • of which images : 6,896

Other heraldry:

URI

Wappen von Uri

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms of Uri date from the early 13th century. The oldest known seal dates from 1249, but is probably older. It shows already a bull's head with a ring.

Uri2.jpg

The seal from 1249
Uri3.jpg

Seal of Uri used from 1489-1548

The bull was probably a canting symbol. The oldest Germanic tribes to settle in the area named the area Ur (wilderness). The land was inhabited by a kind of bulls, known as Urochs (Bos primigenus), the ancestor of our present cows.

The arms of the canton thus have basically not changed since.


Arms of Uri

The arms on a 1569 coin
Arms of Uri

The arms on a 1610 coin
Arms of Uri

The arms on a 1726 coin
Arms of Uri

The arms on a 1811 coin
Wappen von/Blason de Uri

Wappen von/Blason de Uri

Variations of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960
Wappen von/Blason de Uri


Contact and Support

Partners:

Your logo here ?
Contact us



© since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink Ralf Hartemink arms.jpg
Index of the site

Literature : Mühlmann, L. : Wappen und Fahnen der Schweiz, Bühler Verlag, Lengnau, 1977 and 1997.