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SÖDERKÖPING

Province (Landskap): Östergötland
County (Län): Östergötlands län
Additions : 1952 Drothem, Skönberga; 1971 Aspveden (1952 Gårdeby , Västra Husby, Östra Ryd); 1974 Stegeborg (1952 Börrum, Mogata, Sankt Anna, Skällvik)

Söderköping kommunvapen
Official blazon
Swedish

I blått fält tre balkar av silver, åtföljda av åtta sexuddiga stjärnor av guld ordnade 1.3.3.1.

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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1946.

The arms are based on the secret seal of the town known from the 1430s. The oldest seal, known since 1290, showed a lion. The origin is not very clear. The lion in the oldest seal is probably taken from the arms of the Folkungar dynasty, Kings of Sweden at the time. The wavy bends may have been the background of the seal (see f.e. Göteborg) and due to the smaller size of the seal, the lion was omitted. Whether the original seals showed stars or hearts is not clear. During the centuries the city arms have also been shown with a lion as a supporter.

A later, early 20th century, theory stated that the arms simply show the many rivers in the area and the stars represent the different parishes. This has no historical significance.

Seal of Söderköping

The seal from 1290.
Coat of arms (crest) of Söderköping

The arms as shown by Liljeblad, 1878
Coat of arms (crest) of Söderköping

The arms in the Kaffe Hag album +/- 1935

Literature: Nevéus and de Waern, 1992


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