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'''VESTFOLD PROVINCE'''
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'''Country''' : Norway [[File:Norway-small.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Incorporated into''' :
* 2020 [[Vestfold og Telemark]]


Incorporated into : 2020 [[Vestfold og Telemark]]
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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 H&aring;kon 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 H&aring;kon V Magnusson from the 14th century.   


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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Norway|'''Literature''']]:  Capellen and Johannessen, 1987.
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Norway|'''Literature''']]:
Capellen and Johannessen, 1987.


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Latest revision as of 10:33, 6 July 2024

Arms (crest) of Vestfold
VESTFOLD PROVINCE

Country : Norway
Norway-small.jpg



Incorporated into :

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Official blazon
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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Literature: Capellen and Johannessen, 1987.

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