Stockholms län

Sweden heraldry portal

This page is part of the Sweden heraldry portal	Heraldry of the World
Civic heraldry: National arms of Sweden Heraldic literature of Sweden Total pages in the Sweden section : 2,787 of which images : 1,873	Other heraldry: Ecclesiastical heraldry Military heraldry Educational heraldry Institutional heraldry Corporate heraldry Heraldic postcards Heraldic stamps Personal arms Heraldic collector's items

STOCKHOLMS LÄN

Province (Landskap): Södermanland, Uppland

Official blazon

(1941) I av guld och rött styckat fält en upprest, svart grip med blå beväring, därest dylik skall komma till användning, och med båda framklorna bärande ett riksäpple av guld
(1968) Sköld, genom en uppåtriktad kil av guld, vari ett avslitet svart griphuvud med näbb och tunga röda, kluven i blått, vari ett krönt S:t Erikshuvud av guld, och i rött, vari ett riksäpple av guld.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1968 after the merger with the city of Stockholm

These are based on elements from the previous arms, with the addition of the arms of Stockholm.

The previous arms were officially granted in 1941.

The arms show the griffin of Södermanland holding the orb taken from the arms of Uppland. The shield is divided in the colours of the two former provinces.

The arms as shown by Liljeblad, 1878

Literature: Nevéus and de Waern, 1992

Sweden heraldry portal

This page is part of the Sweden heraldry portal	Heraldry of the World
Civic heraldry: National arms of Sweden Heraldic literature of Sweden Total pages in the Sweden section : 2,787 of which images : 1,873	Other heraldry: Ecclesiastical heraldry Military heraldry Educational heraldry Institutional heraldry Corporate heraldry Heraldic postcards Heraldic stamps Personal arms Heraldic collector's items