Fribourg (canton)

FRIBOURG

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

Fribourg was separated from Savoy in 1477 and the use of the cross of Savoy was abandoned. The new arms were derived from the old banner of the city of Fribourg. The oldest coloured image dates from 1478. The arms thus have not changed since.

Image gallery

The arms around 1500 (listed as the city arms...)
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in the Wapen- en Vlaggenboek van Gerrit Hesman (1708)
The arms on a 1798 coin
The arms on a 1827 coin
the arms on a tax stamp

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