Vechigen
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Switzerland - Schweizer Wappen / Armorial de Suisse |
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VECHIGEN
Canton : Bern
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms are canting. The origin of the name Vechigen is derived from the word Fäcke, which, in the local dialect, means wing. The wing is used as arms since the beginning of the 20th century.
 The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960 |
Literature : Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981.