Malmköping

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MALMKÖPING

Province (Landskap): Södermanland
County (Län): Södermanlands län
Additions : 1952 Dunker, Lilla Malma
Incorporated into : 1971 Flen

Official blason

Delat av guld, vari en uppstigande svart grip med röd beväring, och svart vari två korslagda nycklar av guld med skaften riktade uppåt och axen nedåt.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 16, 1938.

The griffin is taken from the arms of Södermanland and refer to a regiment which was stationed in the town and which used the griffin as it symbol. The keys refer to the two former tolls in the town and the money collected, which had to be locked away safely.