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The earliest example of Swedish civic heraldry is the city arms of Kalmar, which originated as a city seal in 1247. [4] The seal (Swedish sigill), used extensively in the Middle Ages, was instrumental in spreading heraldry to churches, local governments, and other institutions, and was the forerunner of the coat of arms in medieval Sweden. [5]
As such it may be joined by insignias symbolising the activity of individual government agencies, following approval by the State Board of Heraldry. It is, for instance, embroidered on all Swedish police uniforms and in various coats of arms of the Swedish Armed Forces, and is displayed on Sweden's passports and embassies.
Pages in category "Swedish heraldry" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Three Crowns (Swedish: tre kronor) is the national emblem of Sweden, present in the coat of arms of Sweden, and composed of three yellow or gilded coronets ordered two above and one below, placed on a blue background. Similar designs are found on a number of other coats of arms or flags.
A vase (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈ̍vɑːsːɛ] ⓘ) is a heraldic symbol that has been used by the Swedish and Polish-Lithuanian House of Vasa. It has been used as a symbol of the Swedish state even after the extinction of the Vasa lineage, and was reused in 1818 as part of the coat of arms of Sweden.
Pages in category "Swedish coats of arms" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Official blazon in Swedish: "I rött fält en från en av en vågskura bildad blå stam uppskjutande krenelerad borg av silver med tre krenelerade torn, det mellersta högst,svarta fönster, dörrar och port samt upphissat portgaller av silver och däröver en med tre bjälkvis ordnade kronor av guld belagd blå ginstam.".
Inescutcheons for style in the arms of the Swedish Heraldry Society [].. Inescutcheons may appear in personal and civic armory as simple mobile charges, for example the arms of the House of Mortimer, the Clan Hay or the noble French family of Abbeville.