Älvsborgs län

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ÄLVSBORGS LÄN

Province (Landskap): Västergötland, Dalsland
Incorporated into : 1998 Västra Götalands län

Official blazon
Swedish	Kvadrerad sköld: i fält I och IV Västergötlands vapen och i fält II och III Dalslands vapen.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1942.

The arms combine the arms of Västergötland and Dalsland.

The arms as shown by Liljeblad, 1878

Literature: Nevéus and de Waern, 1992

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