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'''OBWALDEN''' | '''OBWALDEN''' | ||
[[File:obwalden.jpg|center]] | [[File:obwalden.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
Obwalden and Nidwalden originally were part of the Canton Unterwalden. The arms of Unterwalden were a shield divided horizontally of red and silver, and were derived from the banner. These arms were first mentioned in 1478. | Obwalden and Nidwalden originally were part of the Canton Unterwalden. The arms of Unterwalden were a shield divided horizontally of red and silver, and were derived from the banner. These arms were first mentioned in 1478. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File: | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}c1.jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a 1812 coin | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:obwalden2.hagch.jpg|center|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Variations of the arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:obwalden6.hagch.jpg|center|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Mühlmann, L. : Wappen und Fahnen der Schweiz, Bühler Verlag, Lengnau, 1977 and 1997. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Switzerland|'''Literature''']] : Mühlmann, L. : Wappen und Fahnen der Schweiz, Bühler Verlag, Lengnau, 1977 and 1997. | ||
[[Category:Swiss Cantons]] | [[Category:Swiss Cantons]] | ||
[[Category:Obwalden]] | [[Category:Obwalden]] | ||