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The arms are probably granted by the Lords of Kyburg, before 1384. The golden border was added just after 1500. The district Burgdorf uses the same arms. The meaning of the arms is not known.
The arms are probably granted by the Lords of Kyburg, before 1384. The golden border was added just after 1500. The district Burgdorf uses the same arms. The meaning of the arms is not known.


{|align="center"
The medieval seals of the city never used the arms, but showed a building with a tower.
|align="center"|[[File:burgdorf.hagch.jpg|center|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>
|align="center"|[[File:burgdorf1.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:burgdorf6.hagch.jpg|center|Wappen von/Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>
|}


The medieval seals of the city never used the arms, but showed a building with a tower:
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0>
{|align="center"
File:burgdorfbz1.jpg|alt=Siegel von Burgdorf /Seal of Burgdorf|The first seal (used from 1257)
|align="center"|[[File:burgdorfbz1.jpg|center|300 px|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The first seal (used from 1257)
File:burgdorfbz2.jpg|alt=Siegel von Burgdorf /Seal of Burgdorf|The second seal (used from 1275)
|align="center"|[[File:burgdorfbz2.jpg|center|300 px|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The second seal (used from 1275)
File:burgdorfbz3.jpg|alt=Siegel von Burgdorf /Seal of Burgdorf|The thirds seal (used 14th century)
|-
File:burgdorfbz4.jpg|alt=Siegel von Burgdorf /Seal of Burgdorf|The fourth seal (used from 1438)
|align="center"|[[File:burgdorfbz3.jpg|center|300 px|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The thirds seal (used 14th century)
File:burgdorf.hagch.jpg|alt=Wappen von Burgdorf /Arms of Burgdorf|The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960
|align="center"|[[File:burgdorfbz4.jpg|center|300 px|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The fourth seal (used from 1438)
File:burgdorf1.hagch.jpg|alt=Wappen von Burgdorf /Arms of Burgdorf|The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960
|}
File:burgdorf6.hagch.jpg|alt=Wappen von Burgdorf /Arms of Burgdorf|The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag Wappen der Schweiz|Kaffee Hag albums]] 1914-1960
File:Burgdorfc1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Burgdorf /Arms of Burgdorf|The arms on a tax stamp
</gallery>


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  • (de) Gespalten von Schwarz und Silber mit goldenem Schildrand.

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The arms are probably granted by the Lords of Kyburg, before 1384. The golden border was added just after 1500. The district Burgdorf uses the same arms. The meaning of the arms is not known.

The medieval seals of the city never used the arms, but showed a building with a tower.


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Literature : Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981.