Graben (Bern)

GRABEN

Canton : Bern

Official blazon
German	In Schwarz eine silberne Schaufel mit goldenem Stiel, gekreuzt mit einem silbernen Spaten mit goldenem Stiel.
English	blazon wanted

The arms are canting, the name means digging or ditch. The arms are known since 1870 and were officially adopted in 1945.

Literature: Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981.

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