Köping
Template:Sweden KÖPING
Province (Landskap): Västmanland
County (Län): Västmanlands län
Additions : 1971 Kolsva (1939 Bro, Malma), Medåker (partly, 1952 Arboga, Himmeta, Medåker, Västra Skedvi), Munktorp (1952 Odensvi)
Official blazon
I fält av guld ett blått, latinskt kors med de tre övre armarma korsade.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted in 1940.
The arms are based on the seal of the city known since 1378. The meaning or origin of the cross is not known. On the seal the arms also showed a small letter K, which was removed in 1940.
 The arms as shown by Liljeblad, 1878 |
 The arms in the Kaffe Hag album +/- 1935 |
 Postal cancellation (1942) |
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Literature : Nevéus and de Waern, 1992