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'''Country''' : Sweden [[File:Sweden.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | '''Country''' : Sweden [[File:Sweden.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | ||
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Revision as of 15:00, 4 February 2024
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(Historical province) Country : Sweden  |
| Swedish | I gyllene fält ett rött lejon med blå beväring och hållande i tassarna ett uppåtvänt rött armborst med pilspets av silver samt båge och strängar svarta. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were first designed around 1560. These arms showed a red lion holding a special type of crossbow use din the region. The lion was surrounded by roses (or fleur-de-lys). King Johan III removed the flowers in 1569 and used the current arms at his coronation in 1569.
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- Smalandd1562.jpg
The arms in a manuscript from 1562
The arms as shown by Liljeblad, 1878
The arms in the Kaffe Hag album +/- 1935
Literature : Nevéus and de Waern, 1992
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