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|width="70%" align="center" |'''Heraldry of the World<br>Civic heraldry of [[Sweden]] > [[Sweden|<b>Sveriges Kommunvapen]]'''
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'''Country''': Sweden [[File:Sweden.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Province (Landskap)''': [[Uppland]][[File:Uppland.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br>
'''County (Län)''': [[Stockholms län]][[File:stockholml.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
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* 1974-1983 [[Österåker]]


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Province (Landskap): [[Uppland]] <br>
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County (Län): [[Stockholms län]] <br>
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Additions : 1974-1983 [[Österåker]]
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|'''Swedish'''
| Sköld kluven av rött och silver med en av en vågskura bildad samt av motsatta tinkturer samt i främre hälften framstäven av ett framkommande och på stammen seglande skepp av silver samt i bakre hälften ett på stammen stående rött fästningstorn.
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|'''English'''
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[[File:Vaxholm.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}} kommunvapen]]
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were officially granted in 1944.  


====Official blason====
The arms combine the elements of two old seals of the city: the tower from a seal from the 16th century and the ship from a seal from the 19th century.  
Sköld kluven av rött och silver med en av en vågskura bildad samt av motsatta tinkturer samt i främre hälften framstäven av ett framkommande och på stammen seglande skepp av silver samt i bakre hälften ett på stammen stående rött fästningstorn.


====Origin/meaning====
The fortress tower symbolises the fortifications since the days of King Gustav Vasa. The ship refers to the importance of the city as a harbour.
The arms were officially granted in 1944.  


The arms combine the elements of two old seals of the city: the tower from a seal from the 16th cnetury and the ship from a seal from the 19th century.
===Image gallery===
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File:Vaxholm2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Vaxholm|The arms as shown by Liljeblad, 1878
File:Vaxholm.hagse.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Vaxholm|The arms in the [[Kaffe_Hag_Sverige|Kaffe Hag album]] +/- 1935
File:Vaxholmt.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Vaxholm|The arms in a local public toilet
</gallery>


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'''[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Sweden|Literature]]''': Nevéus and de Waern, 1992
|align="center"|[[File:Vaxholm2.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as shown by Liljeblad, 1878
|align="center"|[[File:Vaxholm.hagse.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffe_Hag_Sverige|Kaffe Hag album]] +/- 1935
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[[Literature]] : Nevéus and de Waern, 1992


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Latest revision as of 05:47, 16 July 2024

Arms (crest) of Vaxholm
VAXHOLM

Country: Sweden
Sweden.jpg



Province (Landskap): Uppland
Uppland.jpg




County (Län): Stockholms län
Stockholml.jpg



Additions:

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Official blazon
Swedish Sköld kluven av rött och silver med en av en vågskura bildad samt av motsatta tinkturer samt i främre hälften framstäven av ett framkommande och på stammen seglande skepp av silver samt i bakre hälften ett på stammen stående rött fästningstorn.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1944.

The arms combine the elements of two old seals of the city: the tower from a seal from the 16th century and the ship from a seal from the 19th century.

The fortress tower symbolises the fortifications since the days of King Gustav Vasa. The ship refers to the importance of the city as a harbour.

Image gallery

  • Arms (crest) of Vaxholm

    The arms as shown by Liljeblad, 1878

  • Arms (crest) of Vaxholm

    The arms in the Kaffe Hag album +/- 1935

  • Arms (crest) of Vaxholm

    The arms in a local public toilet

Literature: Nevéus and de Waern, 1992

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