Östersund
Country : Sweden Province (Landskap) : Jämtland County (Län) : Jämtlands län Additions: (to see click on expand)
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Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on June 9, 1911 and again registered in 1974.
The arms are based on the 19th century seal of the town, which showed an elk (or deer) head with a letter O. IN 1911 the letter was removed and the head was described as an elk.
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The arms in the Kaffe Hag album +/- 1935
Literature: Nevéus and de Waern, 1992
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