I only heard "Ein Prozit" (sp) the times I was in Germany and people were drinking beer, and I speak very little German, but I think you are saying that the bear must be from Berlin....
"Ein Prosit" = Cheers
Berliner Baer = National Symbol with Berlin as Capital.
The Lion is the symbol of many states, but the Baer is the symbol of Berlin. Heraldry and all that...
(Don't want to get into the lost tribes stuff and the lion heraldry of Judah...)