Coat of arms of Sweden

Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Versions
	Version without the Order of the Seraphim
Armiger	The Riksdag; Government of Sweden; King of Sweden
Adopted	1336; 17 November 1905
Crest	Royal Crown of Sweden
Shield	Azure, three coronets Or, placed two above one
Order(s)	Order of Seraphim

Greater coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Greater coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden
Versions
	Version without the ermine mantling
	Version without the ermine mantling, the compartment and the supporters
	Version consisting of the crowned escutcheon only
	The banner of arms, which serves as a royal military command sign. Introduced by royal regulation in 1943, it has only been created once.
Armiger	Kingdom of Sweden
Adopted	1448; 17 November 1905
Crest	Royal Crown of Sweden
Shield	Azure, quartered by a cross or with outbent arms, and an inescutcheon containing the dynastic arms of the Royal House. In the first and fourth fields three open crowns Or, placed two above one. In the second and third fields three sinisterbendwise streams argent, a lion crowned with an open crown or armed gules. The inescutcheon is party per pale the arms for the House of Vasa (Bendwise azure, argent and gules, a vasa (sheaf of wheat) Or); and the House of Bernadotte (Azure, issuant from a wavy base a bridge with three arches and two towers embattled argent, in honour point an eagle regardant with wings inverted resting on thunderbolts Or, and in chief the Big Dipper constellation of the same).
Supporters	two lions regardant, crowned and with forked tails (queue fourchée) Or armed gules, standing on a compartment Or
Compartment	Pedestal Or
Order(s)	Order of Seraphim
Other elements	All surrounded by ermine mantling, crowned with a royal crown and tied up with tasseladorned strings Or

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The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Sveriges riksvapen) is the arms of dominion of the King of Sweden. It has a greater and a lesser version. The shield displays the "Three Crowns of Sweden" quartering the "Lion of Bjälbo", with an inescutcheon overall of the House of Vasa impaling the House of Bernadotte.

^ Loÿe, Georges de (1986). "Om ursprunget till det svenska riksvapnet Tre Kronor". Heraldisk Tidsskrift (in Swedish). 1986 (6): 54, 155–174 : ill. ISSN 0440-6966. 0440-6966.

[HT-1] Loÿe, Georges de (1986). "Om ursprunget till det svenska riksvapnet Tre Kronor". Heraldisk Tidsskrift (in Swedish). 1986 (6): 54, 155–174 : ill. ISSN 0440-6966. 0440-6966.

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