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![[flag of Värmland county]](../images/s/se-17.gif)
illustration by Mello Luchtenberg
The flag is a banner of the arms;
arms granted in 1567, revised grant on 19 June 1936.
See also:
The flag is a banner of the arms, and the arms (and the flag) is the same as
for (the province of) Värmland. The borders of the
landskap (province) and the län (county) are approximately the same.
Elias Granqvist 2 October 2000
I fält av silver en blå örn med röd beväring.
Argent, an Eagle displayed Azure beaked, langued and membered Gules.
English blazon by Željko Heimer, 4 October 2000
The arms were granted to the province in 1567 (to replace arms from 1560 which had a wolverine in them). The eagle was for a long time black on gold, but at the revised grant on 19 June 1936, the original colours were retaken.
Sources:
· C. Nevéus/B.J. de Wærn: Ny svensk vapenbok, 1992 [nev92]
· C.G.U. Scheffer: Svensk vapenbok för landskap, län och städer, 1967 [sch67]
Elias Granqvist 2 October 2000
The following communes are in this county (lan). The codes following the name are assigned by Sweden for statistical purposes.