Helsingør

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HELSINGØR

Region : Hovedstaden
Amt (until 2007) : Frederiksborg
Additions: 1970 Tikøb

Arms (crest) of Helsingør
Official blazon
Danish blazon wanted
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms show a ship, as the city has been an important harbour for many centuries.

The oldest known seal, known since the 14th century, already shows a ship. The present arms show the type of ship as seen on the seals from the 16th century. A ship is also the symbol of St. Olaf, the patron saint of the city.


Seal of Helsingør
Seal of Helsingør from 1456.
Seal of Helsingør
Seal of Helsingør from 1517.
Seal of Helsingør
Seal of Helsingør from 1562.
Seal of Helsingør
Seal of Helsingør from 1563.
Seal of Helsingør
Seal of Helsingør from 1589.
Seal of Helsingør
Seal of Helsingør from 1615.
Seal of Helsingør
Seal of Helsingør from 1628.
Arms (crest) of Helsingør
The arms as shown in the Kaffe Hag album from the 1930s.
Arms (crest) of Helsingør

The arms as shown on a cigarette card from 1926
Arms (crest) of Helsingør
The arms on a manhole cover
Arms (crest) of Helsingør
The arms on the town hall


Literature: Achen, 1982; Grandjean, 1937



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