La Ferrière (Bern)

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LA FERRIÈRE

Canton : Bern

Official blazon

German
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Origin/meaning

The arms are devised in 1913.

The tower is the tower built by the Erguel family in the village. The leaves symbolise the trees planted in the village by Gagnebin and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, they are also taken from the arms of the Courtenay district. The wavy head symbolises the mountains over which the magnificent sun shines.

The arms in 1918 (Daucourt, 1918)

Variations of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960

Literature: Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981.

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