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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:
Sources:
Elias Granqvist, 3 October 2000
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.
· C. Nevéus/B.J. de Wærn: Ny svensk vapenbok, 1992 [nev92]
· C.G.U. Scheffer: Svensk vapenbok för landskap, län och städer,
1967 [sch67]
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