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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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|'''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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===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. | |||
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The arms | ===Image gallery=== | ||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
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> | |||
'''[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Sweden|Literature]]''': Nevéus and de Waern, 1992 | |||
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[[Category:Swedish Municipalities V]] | [[Category:Swedish Municipalities V]] |
Latest revision as of 05:47, 16 July 2024
Country: Sweden Province (Landskap): Uppland County (Län): Stockholms län Additions:
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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. |
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
The arms in the Kaffe Hag album +/- 1935
Literature: Nevéus and de Waern, 1992
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