arms The coat of arms is an example of canting arms, since the name Grünenberg means Green mountain, it always included green mountains. Normally there were six rounded mountains arraigned in a triangle with one then two then three mountains. As a crest it often had feathers and sometimes a small hut appeared on the mountains. The helmet cover is green on the outside and natural ermine on the interior. In the Scheiblerschen Wappenbuch it is shown with golden margins around six green mountains. The crest has a golden baron's coronet. References Literature ("Grundriss der Schlösser", p. 185) Edited from Schweizerische Heraldische Gesellschaft, Band I: Hoher Adel [Swiss Heraldic Society, Volume I: High nobility]. External links (Adelsherrschaft) Private Website over the Lords of Grünenberg Website of the Burgruine Grünenberg, Melchnau Foundation History of Bern Swiss noble families Swiss nobility