Sigtuna

SIGTUNA

Province (Landskap): Uppland
County (Län): Stockholms län
Additions : 1948 Hagan Sankt Olofs och Sankt Pers; 1971 Märsta (1952 Husby-Ärlinghundra, Norrsunda, Odensala, Skånela; 1967 Skepptuna (partly))

Official blazon
Swedish	I blått fält en krona av guld mellan tre sexuddiga stjärnor av silver, ordnade två och en.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were already used on the local seal dating from 1311 and were officially granted in 1974.

According to tradition, Sigtuna was once the seat for the king. Although this can't be verified, the crown in the arms can just as well be for the coins made in Sigtuna in medieval times. Coin making was a responsibility of the state (crown) in those days, and coins made in Sigtuna also had crowns on them. The stars are probably just put into the shield to fill out the field.

The arms in the Kaffe Hag album +/- 1935

The arms on a roadsign on the muinicipal border

Literature: Nevéus and de Waern, 1992

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