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VÄSTERÅS
Province (Landskap): Västmanland
County (Län): Västmanlands län
Additions : 1918 Lundby, Sankt Ilian; 1946 Badelunda; 1952 Skerike; 1967 Dingtuna (1952 Lillhärad, Västerås-Barkarö), Kungsåra (1952 Björksta, Irsta, Kärrbo, Ängsö), Skultuna (1952 Haraker, Romfartuna, Skultuna), Tillberga (1952 Hubbo, Sevalla, Tortuna); 1971 Kolbäck (partly, 1952 Rytterne, Säby)
Swedish |
I fält av silver ett blått Mariamonogram, i stammen åtföljd av en röd ros|- |
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Origin/meaning
The arms were designed and granted in 1939 and formally registered in 1974.
The monogram with the letter M dates from the early 14th century and is known from a seal of the city from 1307. The medieval parish church was devoted to St. Mary, which explains both the letter M and the roses, which appear in the seals from the 1370s (without the M). The two symbols were combined in 1939.
The arms as shown by Liljeblad, 1878 |
The arms in the Kaffe Hag album +/- 1935 |
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