Eiken

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EIKEN

Canton : Aargau

Official blazon

In Rot gelber Pfahl, belegt mit schwarzem Vogtstab und beseitet von je zwei nach aussen schräg gestellten gelben Ähren.

Origin/meaning

The arms were adopted on February 18, 1949.

The staff is a symbol for the former Estate of Eichen, the four wheat-ears symbolise the four villages in the former estate : Eiken, Münchwilen, Obermumpf and Schupfart.