Bassersdorf

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Official blazon
German	Fünfmal von Silber und Blau schräggeteilt und ein roter Balken.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially adopted on June 5, 1930.

The arms are based on the arms of the Von Bassersdorf family, whose arms first appear in the Edlibach Roll of Arms, dated from 1493. The family arms, in slightly different versions, appear in many armorials and books until the 18th century.

As arms for the village appear on the local fountain from 1793 and in the seal of the municipality in 1885 a red shield with a golden bordure and a blue orb. These arms were used until 1930 when the arms of the family were officially adopted. The family arms were, in a mirrored version, already mentioned in 1860 for the village on a large map with the arms of the villages in the Zürich canton (see image below).

Image gallery

The orb as village arms in 1793
The arms in 1860
The arms on a postcard (pre 1940)
Variations of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960
Variations of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960

Literature : Ziegler, 1977

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