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