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Canton : [[Bern (canton)|Bern]] <br/>
Canton : [[Bern (canton)|Bern]] <br/>
Additions : 2009 [[Rüti bei Riggisberg]]<br>
Additions : 2009 [[Rüti bei Riggisberg]]<br>
Bezirk : Bern-Mittelland (until 2008 [[Seftigen (Bezirk)|Seftigen]]
Bezirk : Bern-Mittelland (until 2008 [[Seftigen (Bezirk)|Seftigen]])


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Civic heraldry of Switzerland - Schweizer Wappen / Armorial de Suisse
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RIGGISBERG

Canton : Bern
Additions : 2009 Rüti bei Riggisberg
Bezirk : Bern-Mittelland (until 2008 Seftigen)

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms were adopted in 1941, and are canting. The name is supposedly derived from Mons Regis, or King's mountain. The arms are first mentioned in 1720.

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The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960
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Literature : Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981.