Schaffhausen (canton)

SCHAFFHAUSEN

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The canton Schaffhausen probably already used arms in the early 14^th century, but the oldest known image dates from 1396. The arms are derived from the banner of the city, which showed a ram. In 1512 the arms were clearly described for the first time, as being gold with a black ram. The city Schaffhausen used the ram coming from a city gate, and both images have also been used for the whole canton during the centuries.

The arms in the Wapen- en Vlaggenboek van Gerrit Hesman (1708)

The arms on a 1809 coin

Since 1831 the two arms were clearly separated and the arms of the canton have not changed since.

Wappen von/Blason de Schaffhausen (canton)

Variations of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960

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