Coat of Arms of Sweden facts for kids

Quick facts for kids 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
Armiger	Carl XVI Gustaf The King of Sweden
Adopted	1448 November 17, 1905
Crest	Royal Crown of Sweden
Blazon	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

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 November 17, 1905
Crest	Royal Crown of Sweden
Blazon	Azure, three coronets Or, placed two above one
Order(s)	Order of Seraphim

The coat of arms of Sweden (Swedish: Sveriges riksvapen) has a lesser and a greater version.

Related pages

• Flag of Sweden

Images for kids

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  National coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden, HM Pansarskepp Gustaf V (Agfacolor photo until 1957).

See also

In Spanish: Escudo de Suecia para niños