Roggwil (Bern)

ROGGWIL

Canton : Bern

Official blazon

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Origin/meaning

The arms are a combination of the canting rye (Rogge) and the laurel-wreath of the arms of the Lords of Roggwil. The combination is known since 1777, but the arms were officially adopted in 1945.

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

Literature: Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981.

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