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by Mello Luchtenberg, September 2000
The flag is a banner of the arms;
arms granted in 1560, revised grant on 30 June 1943.
See also:
- County of Västmanland (Västmanlands län)
- County of Örebro (Örebro län)
- Regional flags (Sweden)
- Clickable map of Sweden (landskap/provinces)
- Sweden
About the flag
These arms come from the funeral of Gustavus I in 1560. A burning mountain is an old symbol for a mine, in this case the mines in the province, especially the silver mine in Sala.
Sources:
· C. Nev�us/B.J. de W�rn: Ny svensk vapenbok, 1992 [nev92]
· C.G.U. Scheffer: Svensk vapenbok f�r landskap, l�n och st�der,
1967 [sch67]
Elias Granqvist, 3 October 2000
Blazon
Official blazon in Swedish: "I f�lt av silver ett bl�tt, uppskjutande treberg med tre r�da l�gor."Blazoned in English: "Argent, in base tripple Mount Azure issuant from each Flames Gules."
English blazon by Zeljko Heimer, 4 October 2000
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