| has gloss | eng: The city seal of Bergen consists of a wall with a gate that stands on golden hills. At the edge "SIGGILLUM : COMMUNITATIS : DE :CIVITATE : BERGENSI" is written in Latin which translates to "Seal for Bergen". The elements dates back to a two sided seal used in Bergen from 1293 to 1426. The current text was from the side of the seal which had the image of a longship, while the image was from the other side, which featured a castle. The old seal was replaced by a seal with a new castle as the main component in the 16th century. The seven hills below the castle has been interpreted an image of Bergens seven hills. |
