Aeugst am Albis

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AEUGST AM ALBIS

Canton : Zürich

Official blazon

In Silber ein kauerndes rotes Eichhörnchen, an einer goldenen Nuss nagend.

Origin/meaning

The arms were adopted on January 9, 1929.

The arms show a squirrel nibbling on a nut. The meaning of the squirrel is not known, but the oldest image dates from a book from 1605, where the squirrel nibbles on an acorn. Later images show the squirrel with a nut or an acorn, and in 1900 he was surrounded by oak leaves. In 1929 the oldest composition (colours, shape) were combined with the later used nut. The colour of the nut was only described in 1929.

The arms in 1860	The arms on a postcard (pre 1940)
Variations of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960

Literature:

Template:Ch1 Template:Media1 Ziegler, 1977