ðə dᵻsˈɪʒən wʌz mˈoʊɾᵻvˌeɪɾᵻd pɹæɡmˈæɾɪkli, æz ðə mˈɑːdɚn swˈɪs kˈæpɪɾəl ʌv bˈɜːn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn wʌz ɡˌoʊɪŋ tə sˈɛləbɹˌeɪt ðə sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd θ ˌænɪvˈɜːsɚɹi ʌvðə sˈɪɾiz faʊndˈeɪʃən ænd ɪt wʌz kənvˈiːnɪənt tə plˈeɪs ðə sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd θ ˌænɪvˈɜːsɚɹi ʌvðə kənfˈɛdɚɹəsi ɪnðə sˈeɪm jˈɪɹ.
The decision was motivated pragmatically, as the modern Swiss capital of Bern in 1891 was going to celebrate the 700th anniversary of the city's foundation and it was convenient to place the 600th anniversary of the Confederacy in the same year.