Lessebo

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LESSEBO

Province (Landskap): Småland
County (Län): Kronobergs län
Additions : 1971 Ekeberga, Hovmantorp (partly, 1953 Furuby), Ljuder

Official blazon

Swedish

(1960) I rött fält en bikupa och däröver en krona, allt av guld. (1987) I rött en bikupa av guld, däröver en ginstam av guld med två korslagda svarta glasblåsarpipor med anfångad röd glasmassa. Origin/meaning The arms were granted on December 19, 1986. The upper part shows two glass blowing pipes, which are taken from the old arms of Hovmantorp and which symbolise the glass industry in the municipality. The lower part shows the beehive from the old arms (see below), which is derived from the symbol of the local paper industry. The symbol was first used in 1808. The arms on a roadsign on the municipal border The previous arms were granted in 1960. These show the symbol of the local paper industry. Contact and Support Contact Facebook Instagram Donate with Paypal Donate with WhyDonate eBay shop Rare heraldic book downloads Partners: Meijerink heraldic bookshop Webaldic heraldic identifying programme Nederlands Genootschap voor Heraldiek Armorial de France Homunculus / Heraldicum Disputationes De Raaf heraldic design Your logo here ? Contact us © since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink Index of the site Literature : Nevéus and de Waern, 1992