Uppland
(Historical province) Country : Sweden |
Swedish | I rött fält ett riksäpple av guld.
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English | Gules, an orb Or. |
Origin/meaning
The arms show an orb and were already used at the funeral procession of King Gustav Vasa in 1560. The orb symbolises the royal power and the Swedish Kings were crowned in Uppsala at the time, the capital of the province.
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The arms in the Wapen- en Vlaggenboek van Gerrit Hesman (1708)
The arms in the Kaffe Hag album +/- 1935
Literature : Nevéus and de Waern, 1992
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