First known symbol of the Åland islands is a seal from 1326 depicting Saint Olaf, the patron saint of the islands. The saint is seated on a throne, holding in his hands a globus cruciger and an axe. The medieval seal was later used as an inspiration for the arms of Jomala municipality, granted in 1952.[4]
The arms borne today by the Åland islands were originally granted to the similar-sounding island province of Öland in 1560, displaying a golden red deer on a blue field. In 1569, Åland had been given to the Swedishqueen dowagerKatarina Stenbock as a fief and was awarded a provincial coat of arms displaying two roe deer on a field strewn with nine roses. The arms of these two similar-sounding Swedish provinces became confused early on, and in the 1880s Öland's arms were recorded as two roe deer with nine roses.[5] Sweden had ceded much of its eastern territory, including the Åland Islands, to Russia in 1809, which became the Grand Duchy of Finland, but the heraldic switch-up was not discovered until the 1940s.
During a heraldic revision in 1944, the Swedish National Heraldry Office (Riksheraldikerämbetet) discovered that a mistake had been committed. Heraldic authorities in Finland were notified of the error but ultimately decided not make any changes and not to adopt the coat of arms originally intended for Åland (with the two roe deer and nine Finnish roses), as they had long since granted Åland the arms which had been usurped from Öland. This decision made it necessary for Swedish heralds to once again alter the coat of arms for Öland, to avoid further confusion. It was then decided in 1944 that the Öland deer should have a red collar and attire to distinguish it from the arms which had been first granted to Öland but now belonged to Åland.[5]
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Seal of Åland from 1326
Arms granted to Öland in 1560 and used there prior to the 1569 transfer of Åland, subsequently used there until present day
Arms designed for Åland in the 16th century but instead used by Öland (officially 1880s–1944, but also used earlier)
Arms granted to Öland in 1944, with the red collar added and the attire changed to red to distinguish it from Åland
Arms of Åland used in the funeral of King Gustavus Adolphus in 1634.
Arms of Åland by Karl Bomansson from 1889 showing the stag with a jewelled collar.
^"CoA of Åland". EUROPEANA HERALDICA. National Archives of Finland. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
^Kuusanmäki, Jussi (2008). Läänien ja maakuntien vaakunat – vuoden 1997 aluevaakunareformi. Scripta varia numismatico. p. 249.
^ (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
^Iltanen, Jussi (2013). Suomen kuntavaakunat (in Finnish). Karttakeskus. p. 20.
^ abNevéus, Clara; Wærn, Jacques de (1992). Ny Svensk Vapenbok (in Swedish). Stockholm, Sweden: Streiffert & Co Bokförlag HB. p. 32. ISBN91-7886-092-X.
April 10, 2024
coat, arms, Åland, coat, arms, Åland, features, golden, deer, blue, field, this, traditionally, surmounted, comital, coronet, elder, swedish, style, arms, used, lagtingversions1952, variant, gustaf, numers1962, variant, ahti, hammararmigerÅlandadoptedfirst, re. The coat of arms of Aland features a golden red deer on a blue field This is traditionally surmounted by a comital coronet of the elder Swedish style 3 Coat of arms of AlandThe arms as used by the LagtingVersions1952 variant by Gustaf von Numers1962 variant by Ahti HammarArmigerAlandAdoptedFirst recorded in 1560 Current version official since December 10th 1952 1 ShieldAzure a stag trippant Or 2 Other elementsComital coronet above the shield Contents 1 History 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editFirst known symbol of the Aland islands is a seal from 1326 depicting Saint Olaf the patron saint of the islands The saint is seated on a throne holding in his hands a globus cruciger and an axe The medieval seal was later used as an inspiration for the arms of Jomala municipality granted in 1952 4 The arms borne today by the Aland islands were originally granted to the similar sounding island province of Oland in 1560 displaying a golden red deer on a blue field In 1569 Aland had been given to the Swedish queen dowager Katarina Stenbock as a fief and was awarded a provincial coat of arms displaying two roe deer on a field strewn with nine roses The arms of these two similar sounding Swedish provinces became confused early on and in the 1880s Oland s arms were recorded as two roe deer with nine roses 5 Sweden had ceded much of its eastern territory including the Aland Islands to Russia in 1809 which became the Grand Duchy of Finland but the heraldic switch up was not discovered until the 1940s During a heraldic revision in 1944 the Swedish National Heraldry Office Riksheraldikerambetet discovered that a mistake had been committed Heraldic authorities in Finland were notified of the error but ultimately decided not make any changes and not to adopt the coat of arms originally intended for Aland with the two roe deer and nine Finnish roses as they had long since granted Aland the arms which had been usurped from Oland This decision made it necessary for Swedish heralds to once again alter the coat of arms for Oland to avoid further confusion It was then decided in 1944 that the Oland deer should have a red collar and attire to distinguish it from the arms which had been first granted to Oland but now belonged to Aland 5 Gallery edit nbsp Seal of Aland from 1326 nbsp Arms granted to Oland in 1560 and used there prior to the 1569 transfer of Aland subsequently used there until present day nbsp Arms designed for Aland in the 16th century but instead used by Oland officially 1880s 1944 but also used earlier nbsp Arms granted to Oland in 1944 with the red collar added and the attire changed to red to distinguish it from Aland nbsp Arms of Aland used in the funeral of King Gustavus Adolphus in 1634 nbsp Arms of Aland by Karl Bomansson from 1889 showing the stag with a jewelled collar nbsp Arms of Aland as part of the arms of Turku and Pori Province from 1890 See also editFlag of Aland Finnish heraldry Swedish heraldry Coat of arms of OlandReferences edit CoA of Aland EUROPEANA HERALDICA National Archives of Finland Retrieved 21 November 2021 Kuusanmaki Jussi 2008 Laanien ja maakuntien vaakunat vuoden 1997 aluevaakunareformi Scripta varia numismatico p 249 Maakuntien vaakunat in Finnish Archived from the original on 2007 02 21 Retrieved 2013 07 19 Iltanen Jussi 2013 Suomen kuntavaakunat in Finnish Karttakeskus p 20 a b Neveus Clara Waern Jacques de 1992 Ny Svensk Vapenbok in Swedish Stockholm Sweden Streiffert amp Co Bokforlag HB p 32 ISBN 91 7886 092 X Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Coat of arms of Aland amp oldid 1138455829, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
