Riggisberg

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Heraldry of the World
Civic heraldry of Switzerland - Schweizer Wappen / Armorial de Suisse
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RIGGISBERG

Canton : Bern
Additions : 2009 Rüti bei Riggisberg
Bezirk : Bern-Mittelland (until 2008 Seftigen

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms were adopted in 1941, and are canting. The name is supposedly derived from Mons Regis, or King's mountain. The arms are first mentioned in 1720.


The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960

Literature : Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981.