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'''[[:Category:Institutional heraldry|Institutional Heraldry]] of the World''' : | '''[[:Category:Institutional heraldry|Institutional Heraldry]] of the World''': | ||
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'''Arms''' : Per fesse, the chief per pale gules and vert, the base sable, on a fesse argent a hurt charged with an egg erect proper. <br> | '''Arms''': Per fesse, the chief per pale gules and vert, the base sable, on a fesse argent a hurt charged with an egg erect proper. <br> | ||
'''Crest''': On a wreath of the colours, Behind a mount in which vegetates the linnaea-borealis, the sun rising in splendour, all proper. <br> | '''Crest''': On a wreath of the colours, Behind a mount in which vegetates the linnaea-borealis, the sun rising in splendour, all proper. <br> | ||
'''Supporters''': On the dexter side a lion Or gorged with a linnaea-borealis proper, therefrom a shield pendent per pale wavy argent and ermine charged with a rose slipped gules and a thistle fesseways proper; and on the sinister side an eagle rising proper, gorged as the dexter therefrom a shield pendent argent charged with a trefoil slipped vert. <br> | '''Supporters''': On the dexter side a lion Or gorged with a linnaea-borealis proper, therefrom a shield pendent per pale wavy argent and ermine charged with a rose slipped gules and a thistle fesseways proper; and on the sinister side an eagle rising proper, gorged as the dexter therefrom a shield pendent argent charged with a trefoil slipped vert. <br> | ||
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Institutional Heraldry of the World:
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Arms: Per fesse, the chief per pale gules and vert, the base sable, on a fesse argent a hurt charged with an egg erect proper. |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted in 1802.
Unfortunately we have no information on the meaning or origin of these arms yet.
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The colours and the egg are based on the arms of Linnaues (Carl von Linné), see below. The crest is the Linnea borealis, the favourite flower of Linnaeus.
