# Museums & Attractions
# Sightseeing & city tour
Wappen, Siegel und Symbole - Öffentliche Führung im Bundesbriefmuseum Schwyz
Bundesbriefmuseum, Bahnhofstrasse 20, 6430 Schwyz
Participation is free of charge
In the Middle Ages, seals were the equivalent of today's signatures. Find out more about the symbolic significance of the federal seals on a public guided tour of the Museum of the Swiss Charters of Confederation.
In the Middle Ages, seals corresponded to today's signatures. A covenant only becomes valid when a seal is affixed.
However, seals also had a great symbolic significance: the owner presented himself with images or symbols. Many seal images can still be recognized in today's cantonal coats of arms, while others - such as that of Schwyz - have been replaced by new symbols.
In the public guided tours, the practical function and symbolic meaning of the federal seals is presented and their connection with the cantonal coats of arms explained.
WHEN
Saturday, June 13, 10:15 a.m.
Saturday, July 18, 10:15 a.m.
Saturday, August 29, 10:15 a.m.
Saturday, September 19, 10:15 a.m.
Participation is free of charge
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.
However, seals also had a great symbolic significance: the owner presented himself with images or symbols. Many seal images can still be recognized in today's cantonal coats of arms, while others - such as that of Schwyz - have been replaced by new symbols.
In the public guided tours, the practical function and symbolic meaning of the federal seals is presented and their connection with the cantonal coats of arms explained.
WHEN
Saturday, June 13, 10:15 a.m.
Saturday, July 18, 10:15 a.m.
Saturday, August 29, 10:15 a.m.
Saturday, September 19, 10:15 a.m.
Participation is free of charge
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.
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Bundesbriefmuseum
Schwyz