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[[File:kobenhav.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]
[[File:kobenhav.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]


===Official blazon===
{| class="wikitable"
 
|+Official blazon
===Origin/meaning===
The arms are based on the oldest seal of the city, known since 1254.
 
{|align="center"
|align="center"|[[File:copenhagenz1.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>Seal from 1275
|align="center"|[[File:copenhagenz2.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>Seal from 1394
|-
|-
|align="center"|[[File:copenhagenz3.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>Seal from 1465
|'''Danish'''
|align="center"|[[File:copenhagenz4.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>Seal from 1539
| blazon wanted
|-
|-
|align="center"|[[File:copenhagenz5.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>Seal from 1571
|'''English'''
| blazon wanted
|}
|}


===Origin/meaning===
The arms are based on the oldest seal of the city, known since 1254.


The original seal showed a city wall with towers, which gradually was transformed in the three towers. The present arms were officially granted in 1661 by King Frederik III, whose monogram is seen on the middle tower. In addition to the shield itself, the arms showed three helmets, two lions as supporters and many other symbols around the shield (see below). These are no longer used.  
The original seal showed a city wall with towers, which gradually was transformed in the three towers. The present arms were officially granted in 1661 by King Frederik III, whose monogram is seen on the middle tower. In addition to the shield itself, the arms showed three helmets, two lions as supporters and many other symbols around the shield (see below). These are no longer used.  


The arms in the city:
===Image gallery===
{|align="center"
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0>
|align="center"|[[File:kobenhavn1.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms in the city (image by Jan-Erik Løken)
File:copenhagenz1.jpg|alt=Københavns byvåben/Arms (crest) of Copenhagen|Seal from 1275
|align="center"|[[File:kobenhavn3.jpg|center|400 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>Old rendering of the arms (image from Facebook)
File:copenhagenz2.jpg|alt=Københavns byvåben/Arms (crest) of Copenhagen|Seal from 1394
|}
File:copenhagenz3.jpg|alt=Københavns byvåben/Arms (crest) of Copenhagen|Seal from 1465
File:copenhagenz4.jpg|alt=Københavns byvåben/Arms (crest) of Copenhagen|Seal from 1539
File:copenhagenz5.jpg|alt=Københavns byvåben/Arms (crest) of Copenhagen|Seal from 1571
File:kobenhavn1.jpg|alt=Københavns byvåben/Arms (crest) of Copenhagen|The arms in the city (image by Jan-Erik Løken)
File:kobenhavn2.jpg|alt=Københavns byvåben/Arms (crest) of Copenhagen|The arms in the city (image by Jens Ettrup Svanborg Kirkbro)
File:Københavng.jpg|alt=Københavns byvåben/Arms (crest) of Copenhagen|The arms in the city ([http://www.gevelstenen.net/kerninventarisatie/images/Kopenhagen/OvergadenNV017.jpg source])
File:Københavng1.jpg|alt=Københavns byvåben/Arms (crest) of Copenhagen|The arms in the city ([http://www.gevelstenen.net/kerninventarisatie/images/Kopenhagen/ChristanshavnsKanal.jpg source])
File:kobenhavn3.jpg|alt=Københavns byvåben/Arms (crest) of Copenhagen|Old rendering of the arms (image from Facebook)
File:kobenhavn.hagdk.jpg|alt=Københavns byvåben/Arms (crest) of Copenhagen|The arms as shown in the [[Kaffe Hag Denmark|Kaffe Hag album]] from the 1930s.
File:kobenhavn.bv.jpg|alt=Københavns byvåben/Arms (crest) of Copenhagen|The arms as shown on a [[Danske Byvaabner (tobacco cards)|cigarette card]] from 1926
File:kopenhagen.cva.jpg|alt=Københavns byvåben/Arms (crest) of Copenhagen|The arms as shown in a [[Continentale Verlags-Anstalt|German album]] +/- 1910
File:Copenhagen.wfc.jpg|alt=Københavns byvåben/Arms (crest) of Copenhagen|The arms as shown on a [[Wills's Foreign Cities|UK cigarette card]] 1912
File:kopenhagen.wq.jpg|alt=Københavns byvåben/Arms (crest) of Copenhagen|The arms as shown in a [[Wappen Quartett|German quartett game]] +/- 1905
File:009.abd.jpg|alt=Københavns byvåben/Arms (crest) of Copenhagen|The arms as shown in a [[Abdulla - Wappen der Bekanntesten und Bedeutendsten Ausländischen Hauptstädte|German album]] +/- 1930
File:0665.aba.jpg|alt=Københavns byvåben/Arms (crest) of Copenhagen|The arms as shown in a [[Abadie : Flaggen und Wappen der Welt|Austrian album]] +/- 1935
File:545b.wsa.jpg|alt=Københavns byvåben/Arms (crest) of Copenhagen|The arms as shown in a [[Wappen-Sammlung Series 2 Cities and regions|German album]] +/- 1925
File:Copenhagen.dkpc.jpg|alt=Københavns byvåben/Arms (crest) of Copenhagen|The arms on a postcard (1950s ?)
File:2068.wi2.jpg|alt=Københavns byvåben/Arms (crest) of Copenhagen|The arms on a [[Willem II|Dutch cigar band]]
File:copenhagen.man.jpg|alt=Københavns byvåben/Arms (crest) of Copenhagen|The arms on a [[Marie Antoinette|Dutch cigar band]]
File:copenhagen.dan1.jpg|alt=Københavns byvåben/Arms (crest) of Copenhagen|The arms on a [[Dante|Belgian cigar band]]
</gallery>


The arms on collector's items:
[[Literature]]: Achen, 1982
{|align="center"
|align="center"|[[File:kobenhavn.hagdk.jpg|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as shown in the [[Kaffe Hag Denmark|Kaffe Hag album]] from the 1930s.
|align="center"|[[File:kobenhavn.bv.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms as shown on a [[Danske Byvaabner (tobacco cards)|cigarette card]] from 1926
|-
|align="center"|[[File:kopenhagen.cva.jpg|center|350 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms as shown in a [[Continentale Verlags-Anstalt|German album]] +/- 1910
|align="center"|[[File:kopenhagen.wq.jpg|center|350 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms as shown in a [[Wappen Quartett|German quartett game]] +/- 1905
|-
|align="center"|[[File:009.abd.jpg|center|350 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms as shown in a [[Abdulla - Wappen der Bekanntesten und Bedeutendsten Ausländischen Hauptstädte|German album]] +/- 1930
|align="center"|[[File:0665.aba.jpg|center|350 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms as shown in a [[Abadie : Flaggen und Wappen der Welt|Austrian album]] +/- 1935
|-
|align="center"|[[File:545b.wsa.jpg|center|350 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms as shown in a [[Wappen-Sammlung Series 2 Cities and regions|German album]] +/- 1925
|align="center"|[[File:2068.wi2.jpg|center|350 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a [[Willem II|Dutch cigar band]]
|-
|align="center"|[[File:copenhagen.man.jpg|center|350 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a [[Marie Antoinette|Dutch cigar band]]
|align="center"|[[File:copenhagen.dan1.jpg|center|350 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a [[Dante|Belgian cigar band]]
|-
|align="center"|[[File:2068.wi2.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a Dutch [[Willem II]] cigar band


|}


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[[Literature]]: Achen, 1982


[[Category:Danish municipalities]]
[[Category:Danish municipalities]]
[[Category:Granted 1661]]
[[Category:Granted 1661]]

Latest revision as of 14:59, 28 March 2024

KØBENHAVN

Region : Hovedstaden
Amt (until 2007) : København

Arms of København
Official blazon
Danish blazon wanted
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms are based on the oldest seal of the city, known since 1254.

The original seal showed a city wall with towers, which gradually was transformed in the three towers. The present arms were officially granted in 1661 by King Frederik III, whose monogram is seen on the middle tower. In addition to the shield itself, the arms showed three helmets, two lions as supporters and many other symbols around the shield (see below). These are no longer used.

Image gallery

Literature: Achen, 1982


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