Roggwil (Bern)

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ROGGWIL

Canton : Bern

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms are a combination of the canting rye (Rogge) and the laurel-wreath of the arms of the Lords of Roggwil. The combination is known since 1777, but the arms were officially adopted in 1945.

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Variations of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960
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Literature : Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981.