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'''VAASA - VASA ''' (1855-1917 Nikolainkaupunki/Nikolaistad) | '''VAASA - VASA ''' (1855-1917 Nikolainkaupunki/Nikolaistad) | ||
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Additions : 2013 [[Vähäkyrö]] | Additions : 2013 [[Vähäkyrö]] | ||
[[File:vaasa.jpg|center]] | [[File:vaasa.jpg|center|550 px| Coat of arms of Vaasa]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
*(fi) Punaisessa kentässä kultainen Vaasain tunnus, sen alapuolella kulta-valkoinen vapaudenristi kultaisine laakeriseppeleineen ja miekkoineen riippumassa kultaisessa, kahdella punaisella viivalla kirjatussa nauhassa, joka ympäröi kilven alaosaa. | *(fi) Punaisessa kentässä kultainen Vaasain tunnus, sen alapuolella kulta-valkoinen vapaudenristi kultaisine laakeriseppeleineen ja miekkoineen riippumassa kultaisessa, kahdella punaisella viivalla kirjatussa nauhassa, joka ympäröi kilven alaosaa. | ||
*(sv) I rött fält en vase i guld; med frihetskorset i guld och vitt med lagerkrans och svärd i guld anbragt nedan om vapenskölden, hängande i gyllene, med två röda ränder tecknat band, som omsluter sköldens nedre del. | *(sv) I rött fält en vase i guld; med frihetskorset i guld och vitt med lagerkrans och svärd i guld anbragt nedan om vapenskölden, hängande i gyllene, med två röda ränder tecknat band, som omsluter sköldens nedre del. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on November 10, 1922. | The arms were officially granted on November 10, 1922. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:vaasaz4.jpg|center]] <br/>The seal until 1610 | |align="center"|[[File:vaasaz4.jpg|center]] <br/>The seal until 1610 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:vaasaz1.jpg|center|350 px]] <br/>Second seal from 1611 | |align="center"|[[File:vaasaz1.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Second seal from 1611 | ||
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In 1855 the city was renamed Nikolaistad after Czar Nicholas I of Russia. At the same time new arms were designed for the city. One proposal was of B. Kene, showing the arms of the Romanov family (adopted by Nicholas I), a red griffin with sword holding a shield with the monogramme HI (H being the Russian letter N). In the upper right corner the provincial arms and behind the shield two anchors. These arms were not adopted. | In 1855 the city was renamed Nikolaistad after Czar Nicholas I of Russia. At the same time new arms were designed for the city. One proposal was of B. Kene, showing the arms of the Romanov family (adopted by Nicholas I), a red griffin with sword holding a shield with the monogramme HI (H being the Russian letter N). In the upper right corner the provincial arms and behind the shield two anchors. These arms were not adopted. | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:vaasakene.jpg|center|400 px]] <br/>The proposal by B. Kene | |align="center"|[[File:vaasakene.jpg|center|400 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The proposal by B. Kene | ||
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In 1861 two new arms were designed, the first showing a silver bend in a blue and red shield and in the chief the monogramme and in base the vase. The second design showed only the vase on the tri-coloured shield. | In 1861 two new arms were designed, the first showing a silver bend in a blue and red shield and in the chief the monogramme and in base the vase. The second design showed only the vase on the tri-coloured shield. | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File: | |align="center"|[[File:vaasa2a.jpg|center|400 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The first proposal of 1861 (sketch) | ||
|align="center"|[[File: | |align="center"|[[File:vaasa3.jpg|center|400 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The second proposal of 1861 (sketch) | ||
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|align="center"|[[File: | |align="center"|[[File:2077.wi2.jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a Dutch [[Willem II]] cigar band | ||
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{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:vaasaz2.jpg|center|350 px]] <br/>19th century seals | |align="center"|[[File:vaasaz2.jpg|center|350 px|seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>19th century seals | ||
|align="center"|[[File:vaasaz3.jpg|center|350 px]] <br/> | |align="center"|[[File:vaasaz3.jpg|center|350 px|seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> | ||
|align="center"|[[File:vaasaz5.jpg|center|seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal from around 1900 | |||
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In the late 19th century again used only the vase as arms. In 1918 the city received the Medal of Freedom, as during the war of independence Vaasa was the capital of the independence movement. | In the late 19th century again used only the vase as arms. In 1918 the city received the Medal of Freedom, as during the war of independence Vaasa was the capital of the independence movement. | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:vaasa4.jpg|center|400 px]] <br/>The arms at the end of the 19th century | |align="center"|[[File:vaasa4.jpg|center|400 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms at the end of the 19th century | ||
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{{ | Use of the rms: | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:vaasamhc.jpg|center|400 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a manhole cover | |||
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'''[[Literature]]''': Pirinen, 1982 | |||
{{media}}; Iltainen, 2013; http://www.heraldicum.ru | |||
[[Category:Finnish Municipalities V]] | [[Category:Finnish Municipalities V]] | ||