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Description: Coat of arms of the Polish branch of the House of Vasa as elected kings of Poland (with Lithuania, Ruthenia and Livonia) and rightful hereditary kings of Sweden (with Finland, Estonia, Ingria and Karelia), between 1587-1668. (Polish-Swedish personal union). They are the arms of Poland-Lithuania with the arms of Sweden placed in a first inescutcheon, do note a second inescutcheon with the Vasas' crest 1-4, Crowned white eagle (also Piast dynasty eagle) of the Kingdom of Poland 2-3, Pursuer knight of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania 5-8, Three Crowns of the Kingdom of Sweden (also, modern-Sweden crest or Magnus IV's crest) 6-7, Crowned golden lion of the House of Bjelbo or Folkung (also, old-Sweden crest or Magnus I's crest) 9, Wheat garb of the house of Vasa.
Title: Polish House of Vasa Coa
Credit: File:Flaga Rzeczpospolitej Obojga Narodow.svg+File:Polish-Swedish (Vasa) CoA.PNG
Author: adapted by Kaiser Torikka from the work of Orem
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
License Link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
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