Dalsland
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DALSLAND
Official blazon
I fält av silver en röd gående tjur i rött med beväring i guld.
Origin/meaning
The arms were first used for the province in 1560 at the funeral of King Gustav Vasa. The arms probably show a bull, for the importance of cattle farming in the region at the time.
 The arms in 1660 |
 The arms as shown by Liljeblad, 1878 |
 The arms in the Kaffe Hag album +/- 1935 |
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