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*(se) I fält av guld en till vänster seende svart örn med näbb och fötter röda, åtföljd till höger om huvudet av en sexuddig stjärna och till vänster om detta av en avtagande måne, båda blå. | *(se) I fält av guld en till vänster seende svart örn med näbb och fötter röda, åtföljd till höger om huvudet av en sexuddig stjärna och till vänster om detta av en avtagande måne, båda blå. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted | The arms were officially granted on July 30, 1915. | ||
Örebro received city rights in the 13<sup>th</sup> century and the oldest known seal of the city dates from that century. The seal already showed an heraldic eagle. It is not known why an eagle was chosen as a symbol for the city. The crescent and star were used on other medieval seals of the city. The symbols probably have a religious origin. When the arms were granted in 1915 the symbols were combined with the eagle and the blue colour was chosen arbitrarily. | Örebro received city rights in the 13<sup>th</sup> century and the oldest known seal of the city dates from that century. The seal already showed an heraldic eagle. It is not known why an eagle was chosen as a symbol for the city. The crescent and star were used on other medieval seals of the city. The symbols probably have a religious origin. When the arms were granted in 1915 the symbols were combined with the eagle and the blue colour was chosen arbitrarily. | ||
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[[Literature]] : Nevéus and de Waern, 1992; main image from the city of Örebro archives | '''[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Sweden|Literature]]''': Nevéus and de Waern, 1992; main image from the city of Örebro archives | ||
[[Category:Swedish Municipalities Ö]] | [[Category:Swedish Municipalities Ö]] | ||