Greater coat of arms of Sweden

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coat of arms national emblem

The Greater coat of arms of Sweden is the country's most elaborate national emblem, featuring the royal arms with quartered shields, heraldic supporters, and the royal crown, used primarily by the monarch and in high state contexts.

Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Arms of the House of Bernadotte	0	1
Greater coat of arms of Sweden used by the Bernadotte dynasty	0	1
Greater national coat of arms of Sweden	0	1
greater coat of arms of Sweden	0	1
greater coat of arms of Sweden (in its insignia)	0	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms → national emblem →
alsoKnownAs	Greater coat of arms of Sweden → surface form: Greater national coat of arms of Sweden Stora riksvapnet →
associatedOrder	Royal Order of the Seraphim → surface form: Order of the Seraphim
category	Coats of arms with crowns → Coats of arms with lions → National symbols of Sweden → Swedish heraldry →
charge	lion of the Folkunga dynasty → three open crowns or →
country	Sweden →
crownType	Three Crowns of Sweden → surface form: Royal crown of Sweden
currentFormAdopted	20th century →
fieldColour	azure →
firstQuarter	Three Crowns of Sweden →
fourthQuarter	Three Crowns of Sweden →
hasComponent	Royal Order of the Seraphim → surface form: Order of the Seraphim collar mantling → quarterly royal arms → royal crown → shield → supporters →
hasVersion	Lesser coat of arms of Sweden →
inescutcheon	Greater coat of arms of Sweden self-linksurface differs → surface form: Arms of the House of Bernadotte dynastic arms of the reigning royal house →
languageOfName	Swedish →
legalStatus	regulated by Swedish law →
numberOfSupporters	2 →
rank	most elaborate version of the Swedish national arms →
regulatedBy	Swedish Flag Law of 1982 → surface form: Act on the National Coat of Arms of Sweden Swedish heraldic regulations →
secondQuarter	Three Crowns of Sweden →
shieldDivision	quarterly →
supporter	lion rampant →
symbolizes	Kingdom of Sweden → Swedish monarchy → Swedish sovereignty →
thirdQuarter	Three Crowns of Sweden →
usedBy	Swedish government → surface form: Government of Sweden King of Sweden → surface form: Monarch of Sweden Swedish Royal Court → surface form: Royal Court of Sweden
usedInContext	high state ceremonial contexts → royal documents → royal seals → state ceremonies →
usedSince	Middle Ages →

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Greater coat of arms of Sweden → alsoKnownAs → Greater coat of arms of Sweden →

this entity surface form: Greater national coat of arms of Sweden

House of Bernadotte → coatOfArms → Greater coat of arms of Sweden →

this entity surface form: Greater coat of arms of Sweden used by the Bernadotte dynasty

Sweden → coatOfArms → Greater coat of arms of Sweden →

Royal Standard of Sweden → designElement → Greater coat of arms of Sweden →

this entity surface form: greater coat of arms of Sweden

Supreme Court of Sweden → emblem → Greater coat of arms of Sweden →

this entity surface form: greater coat of arms of Sweden (in its insignia)

Greater coat of arms of Sweden → inescutcheon → Greater coat of arms of Sweden self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: Arms of the House of Bernadotte