Vaxholm
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.
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The arms in the Kaffe Hag album +/- 1935
Literature: Nevéus and de Waern, 1992
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