Rapperswil

RAPPERSWIL

Canton : Sankt Gallen
Incorporated into : 2007 Rapperswil-Jona

Official blazon

In Silber zwei goldbesamte rote Rosen an roten Stielen, zwei zu eins gegengeastet.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially adopted in July 1918.

The two roses already appear as city arms on the oldest known seal of the city, from 1306. On the old seal the crest of the Counts of Rapperswil can be seen in base. In later seals and arms the crest disappeared. All later images show the roses, but the colour of the stems has varied in time.

Image gallery

Seal of Rapperswil from 1306
Seal of Rapperswil from 1472
Seal of Rapperswil from 15th century -1798
The arms around 1500
The arms in a manuscript +/- 1530
stamp with the arms, 1913

The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960

The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960

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