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{ | {{no}}'''VESTFOLD PROVINCE''' | ||
Incorporated into : 2020 [[Vestfold og Telemark]] | |||
[[File:vestfold.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
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|+Official blazon | |||
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|'''Norwegian''' | |||
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På rød bunn en gull kongekrone. | På rød bunn en gull kongekrone. | ||
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|'''English''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on January 30, 1970. | The arms were officially granted on January 30, 1970. | ||
The arms show a golden crown in red. The crown symbolises that Vestfold was a separate kingdom in the 9th century, later the ruling dynasty of Vestfold became kings of whole Norway, making the province the birthplace of the kingdom. The crown is shaped as an early medieval crown as seen on a seal of King Håkon V Magnusson from the 14th century. | The arms show a golden crown in red. The crown symbolises that Vestfold was a separate kingdom in the 9th century, later the ruling dynasty of Vestfold became kings of whole Norway, making the province the birthplace of the kingdom. The crown is shaped as an early medieval crown as seen on a seal of King Håkon V Magnusson from the 14th century. | ||
[[Literature]] : Capellen and Johannessen, 1987. | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Norway|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Capellen and Johannessen, 1987. | |||
[[Category:Norwegian provinces]] | [[Category:Norwegian provinces]] | ||
[[Category:Vestfold]] | [[Category:Vestfold]] | ||
[[Category:Vestfold og Telemark]] | |||
[[Category:Granted 1970]] | [[Category:Granted 1970]] |
Revision as of 06:31, 20 February 2024
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VESTFOLD PROVINCE
Incorporated into : 2020 Vestfold og Telemark
Norwegian |
På rød bunn en gull kongekrone. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on January 30, 1970.
The arms show a golden crown in red. The crown symbolises that Vestfold was a separate kingdom in the 9th century, later the ruling dynasty of Vestfold became kings of whole Norway, making the province the birthplace of the kingdom. The crown is shaped as an early medieval crown as seen on a seal of King Håkon V Magnusson from the 14th century.
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Capellen and Johannessen, 1987.