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|'''Swedish'''
===Official blazon===
| I fält av silver ett blått, uppskjutande treberg med tre röda lågor.
I fält av silver ett blått, uppskjutande treberg med tre röda lågor.
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were officially granted on  
The arms were officially granted on ?


The arms were used for the province at the funeral procession of King Gustav Vasa in 1560. The 1560 shield showed one 'volcano' probably indicating the Sala silver mines and melting ovens, which made the province quite rich at the time.
The arms were used for the province at the funeral procession of King Gustav Vasa in 1560. The 1560 shield showed one 'volcano' probably indicating the Sala silver mines and melting ovens, which made the province quite rich at the time.
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In the early 17th century the arms showed three mountains for the mines of Sala, Norberg and Skinskatteberg.
In the early 17th century the arms showed three mountains for the mines of Sala, Norberg and Skinskatteberg.


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===Image gallery===
|align="center"|[[File:vastmanland1.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms as shown by Liljeblad, 1878
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|align="center"|[[File:vastmanland.hagse.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffe_Hag_Sverige|Kaffe Hag album]] +/- 1935  
File:Västmanland1562.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Västmanland|The arms in a manuscript from 1562
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File:vastmanland1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Västmanland|The arms as shown by Liljeblad, 1878
File:vastmanland.hagse.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Västmanland|The arms in the [[Kaffe_Hag_Sverige|Kaffe Hag album]] +/- 1935  
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[[Literature]] : Nevéus and de Waern, 1992


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[[Literature]] : Nevéus and de Waern, 1992


[[Category:Swedish Provinces]]
[[Category:Swedish Provinces]]
[[Category:Västmanland]]
[[Category:Västmanland]]
[[Category:Granted 1936]]
[[Category:Granted 1936]]

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Arms (crest) of Västmanland
VÄSTMANLAND
(Historical province)

Country : Sweden
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Official blazon
Swedish I fält av silver ett blått, uppskjutande treberg med tre röda lågor.

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English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ?

The arms were used for the province at the funeral procession of King Gustav Vasa in 1560. The 1560 shield showed one 'volcano' probably indicating the Sala silver mines and melting ovens, which made the province quite rich at the time.

In the early 17th century the arms showed three mountains for the mines of Sala, Norberg and Skinskatteberg.

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Literature : Nevéus and de Waern, 1992


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