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De gueules à deux haches d'argent emmanchées d'or, posées en sautoir et accompagnées en chef d'une croix tréflée du second. | |||
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The arms were devised in 1922 and show in the upper part a cross as a symbol of the St.Maurice Abbey, to which the village belonged. The lower part shows two axes. These symbolise the determination with which the villagers cut down the poles used by the Bernese to mark the forests in the 17<sup>th</sup> century, when the village was no longer used by the city of Bern. | The arms were devised in 1922 and show in the upper part a cross as a symbol of the St.Maurice Abbey, to which the village belonged. The lower part shows two axes. These symbolise the determination with which the villagers cut down the poles used by the Bernese to mark the forests in the 17<sup>th</sup> century, when the village was no longer used by the city of Bern. | ||
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[[Literature]] : Armorial des communes Vaudoises, 1972. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Switzerland|'''Literature''']] : Armorial des communes Vaudoises, 1972. | ||
[[Category:Swiss Municipalities G]] | [[Category:Swiss Municipalities G]] | ||
[[Category:Vaud]] | [[Category:Vaud]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1922]] | [[Category:Granted 1922]] |
Latest revision as of 13:22, 4 August 2023
GRYON
Canton : Vaud
Official blazon
De gueules à deux haches d'argent emmanchées d'or, posées en sautoir et accompagnées en chef d'une croix tréflée du second.
Origin/meaning
The arms were devised in 1922 and show in the upper part a cross as a symbol of the St.Maurice Abbey, to which the village belonged. The lower part shows two axes. These symbolise the determination with which the villagers cut down the poles used by the Bernese to mark the forests in the 17th century, when the village was no longer used by the city of Bern.
The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960 |
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Literature : Armorial des communes Vaudoises, 1972.