Schwende-Rüte

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SCHWENDE-RÜTE

Canton : Appenzell Innerrhoden
Incorporated into : 2022 Rüte, Schwende

The arms are a combination of the two former arms.

The arms were based on the winning proposal of a referendum, in which three proposals could be chosen:

the two former arms placed in a vertically divided shield
A shield divided by a bar dancetty to symbolise the alps, with a star in each half for the two villages
A shield with two agricultural tools, a sun and a mouontain in base.

The winning proposal was then changed in a horizontally divided shield for more esthetic reasons.