Solna

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Official blazon
Swedish	I blått fält en sol av guld. .
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1940.

The arms show a canting sun (sol). The first time the sun symbol associated with Solna was when Solna church had a new tower built in 1723 on which a gilded tower ornament in the shape of a sun was placed.

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Postal cancellation
The arms on the city hall (source)

Literature: Nevéus and de Waern, 1992

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