Bernese_arms,_14th_century.jpg


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English: 14th century siege shield with the oldest known coloured depiction of the Bernese arms.
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Source Scanned from Peter Meyer (ed.), Berner - deine Geschichte, Büchler Verlag, Bern 1981, ISBN 3-7170-0185-X p. 72. pdf
Author Stefan Rebsamen, Bernisches Historisches Museum
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