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VAXHOLM

Province (Landskap): Uppland
County (Län): Stockholms län
Additions : 1974-1983 Österåker

Vaxholm kommunvapen
Official blazon
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.

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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.

Coat of arms (crest) of Vaxholm

The arms as shown by Liljeblad, 1878
Coat of arms (crest) of Vaxholm

The arms in the Kaffe Hag album +/- 1935

Literature: Nevéus and de Waern, 1992


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