" Switzerland: coat of arms flag Canton Bern ... Tapestry

The coats of arms and flags of the canton, the former district and the city of Bern are identical and show as a talking coat of arms a bear rising up in a golden street as a crest. It is taken for granted that the bear must be male and that his open throat with his tongue must emphasize the honesty. This is clearly reflected in the blasphemy at Mühlemann. The oldest known depiction of a bear as the emblem of the city of Bern is the city seal of 1224, which shows a heraldic to the right rising bear with raised left-handed front. The year 1228 has been used for coins. The oldest preserved colored representation of the present coat of arms is a sediment sign from the late 14th century.