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Coat of arms of Sweden
| Greater coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden | |
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.svg) Version without the ermine mantling | |
.svg) Version without the ermine mantling, the compartment and the supporters | |
.svg) Version consisting of the crowned escutcheon only | |
 The banner of arms, which serves as a royal military command sign. Introduced by royal regulation in 1943, it has only been created once. | |
| Armiger | Kingdom of Sweden |
| Adopted | 1448 17 November 1905 |
| Crest | Royal Crown of Sweden |
| Shield | 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 |
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| Lesser coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden | |
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| Versions | |
 Version without the Order of the Seraphim | |
| Armiger | The Riksdag Government of Sweden King of Sweden |
| Adopted | 1336[1] 17 November 1905 |
| Crest | Royal Crown of Sweden |
| Shield | Azure, three coronets Or, placed two above one |
| Order(s) | Order of Seraphim |
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The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Sveriges riksvapen) is the arms of dominion of the King of Sweden. It has a greater and a lesser version. The shield displays the "Three Crowns of Sweden" quartering the "Lion of Bjälbo", with an inescutcheon overall of the House of Vasa impaling the House of Bernadotte.
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