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County of Calmar (Sweden)

Kalmar län

Last modified: 2002-02-01 by elias granqvist
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[Flag of the County of Calmar] [FIS Code] by Mello Luchtenberg, September 2000

The flag is a banner of the arms;
arms granted on 6 October 1944.

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About the flag

The county consists of the eastern part of Småland and of Öland, and its arms are quarted of the arms of Småland (lion) and Öland (deer). The flag is a banner of the arms.

Elias Granqvist 2000-Sep-30


Blazon

Official blazon in Swedish: "Sköld kvadrerad av Smålands och Ölands vapen".
(The arms of Småland: "I gyllene fält ett rött lejon med blå beväring, därest sådan skall förekomma, och hållande i tassarna ett uppåtvänt rött armborst med pilspets av silver samt båge och strängar svarta"; the arms of Öland: "I blått fält en gående hjort av guld med rött halsband och röd beväring, därest sådan skall komma till användning.")

Blazoned in English: "Quartered, Or a lion rampant Gules langued and armed Azure holding in front paws a Crossbow of the second bowed and stringed Sable with a bolt Argent, and Azure a Deer Or attired, hoofed and gorged Gules."

English blazon by Zeljko Heimer, 2000-Sep-31





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