- See also: List of flags of Sweden
The flag of Sweden (Swedish: Sveriges flagga) is blue with a yellow Scandinavian cross that extends to the edges of the flag. The design and colors of the Swedish flag are believed to have been inspired by the present Coat of arms of Sweden of 1442, which is blue divided quarterly by a cross pattée of gold, and modeled on the Danish flag. Blue and yellow have been used as Swedish colors at least since king Magnus Birgersson's royal coat of arms of 1275. Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ...
The design and description of flags typically uses specialised flag terminology with precise and technical meanings, and is hence a form of jargon. ...
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Nordic Cross Flag, Nordic Cross, Scandinavian Cross is a pattern of flags usually associated with the flags of the Scandinavian countries of which it originated. ...
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The design and description of flags typically uses specialised flag terminology with precise and technical meanings, and is hence a form of jargon. ...
A war flag (or military flag) is a variant of a national flag for use by the nations military forces on land. ...
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A naval ensign is the flag used by a countrys navy on their ships. ...
Ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ...
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is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Nordic Cross Flag, Nordic Cross, Scandinavian Cross is a pattern of flags usually associated with the flags of the Scandinavian countries of which it originated. ...
The following is a list of flags of Sweden. ...
It has been suggested that the section intro from the article Civil flag be merged into this article or section. ...
Nordic Cross Flag, Nordic Cross, Scandinavian Cross is a pattern of flags usually associated with the flags of the Scandinavian countries of which it originated. ...
The greater national coat of arms (stora riksvapnet) and the lesser national coat of arms (lilla riksvapnet) are the official coats of arms of Sweden. ...
Events The community of Rauma, Finland was granted its town rights. ...
Heraldic cross pattee A cross having arms with curving edges, narrow at the inner center, and very broad at the outer end. ...
The Dannebrog. ...
Sigillum ad causas for Magnus II of Sweden Magnus II Ericson, Magnus VII of Norway, (1316–1377), King of Sweden, Norway and Terra Scania, son of Duke Eric and Ingeborg, daughter of Hakon V of Norway. ...
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Specifics
State flag and civil ensign The dimensions of the Swedish flag are 5:2:9 horizontally and 4:2:4 vertically. The dimensions of the Swedish flag with a triple-tail are 5:2:5:8 horizontally and 4:2:4 vertically. The colors of the flag are officially established through the Natural Color System to be NCS 0580-Y10R for the shade of yellow, and NCS 4055-R95B for the shade of blue.[1] The Swedish law doesn't regulate the design of the Swedish pennant, but it's recommended that its color scheme should correspond with that of the flag.[2] The square-cut Swedish state flag is identical to the civil ensign. The Natural Color System (NCS) is a perceptual color model published by the Scandinavian Colour Institute of Stockholm, Sweden. ...
The Natural Color System (NCS) is a perceptual color model published by the Scandinavian Colour Institute of Stockholm, Sweden. ...
Military ensign The triple-tailed flag (tretungad flagga) is used as a military ensign (örloggsflaggan) with the overall ratio, including the tails, is 1:2. The flag is also used as the Swedish naval jack (örloggsgösen). The jacks are smaller than the ensigns, but they have the same proportions. The Swedish swallow-tailed flag was originally the King's personal emblem, or the emblem representing a command conferred by the King. It was at first two-pointed, but by the mid-1600s, the distinctive swallow-tail-and-tongue appeared. The flag is also flown by other defence ministry, while civil ministries fly square flags.
Regent's flag The Swedish royal flag (Kungl. flaggan) is still identical to the triple-tailed military flag, but usually includes in its center a white field with the greater or the lesser coat of arms with the Order of the Seraphim, which has the King of Sweden as its Grand Master. The King personally decides about the specific use of the royal flag.[3] Currently, only the King uses the greater coat of arms, with the rest of the Royal family using the flag with the lesser coat of arms. The undefaced triple-tailed flag is usually used by a non-royal person in his capacity as the Regent ad interim. The Order of the Seraphim or the Order of His Majesty the King (Swedish Serafimerorden or ) is a Swedish Royal order of chivalry created by King Frederick I of Sweden on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Polar Star. ...
Sweden is a constitutional monarchy with a representative democracy based on a parliamentary system. ...
| Scheme | Yellow | Blue | | NCS | 0580-Y10R | 4055-R95B | | Pantone | 116 C / 109 U | 301 C / 301 U | | Web approximation | #FFB200 | #005B99 | The Natural Color System (NCS) is a perceptual color model published by the Scandinavian Colour Institute of Stockholm, Sweden. ...
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History
 Early state flag and war ensign, used until the mid-1600s.
 1761-1813 Blue ensign used by the light fleet.
 Swedish and Norwegian civil ensign 1818-1844, with the saltire on red in the canton symbolizing Norway.
 Swedish and Norwegian naval ensign 1815-1844, with the saltire on red in the canton symbolizing Norway.
 Union badge 1844-1905. Equilateral square version used in Norwegian flags 1844-1905. Swedish flags had the union badge with proportions 5:4.
Naval ensign of Sweden with union badge 1844-1905.
 Flags of Sweden and Norway in 1899, after the removal of the union badge from the Norwegian merchant flag. Plate published by the foreign ministry of the united kingdoms to announce the recent change. Note the dark blue color and the correct proportions of the union badge in Swedish flags. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...
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The arms of St Albans: Azure, a saltire Or (a gold saltire on a blue field) For The Saltire (proper noun) see Flag of Scotland. ...
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The arms of St Albans: Azure, a saltire Or (a gold saltire on a blue field) For The Saltire (proper noun) see Flag of Scotland. ...
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Sweden and Norway 1888 The Union between Sweden and Norway refers to the kingdoms of Sweden and Norway between 1814 and 1905, when they were united under one monarch in a personal union, following the Convention of Moss, on August 14, and the Norwegian constitutional revision of November 4. ...
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Mythology According to the mythology, the Swedish 12th century king Eric the Holy saw a yellow cross in the sky as he landed in Finland during the First Swedish Crusade in 1157. Seeing this as a sign from God he adopted the yellow cross against a blue background as his banner. (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ...
The third seal of the City of Stockholm, depicting the crowned head of Eric the Saint, attested for the first time in 1376. ...
The First Swedish Crusade is a legendary military expedition presumably in the 1150s that has traditionally been seen as the conquest of Finland by Sweden, with pagan Finns converted into Christianity. ...
Events Births September 8 - King Richard I of England (died 1199) Leopold V of Austria (died 1194) Hojo Masako, wife of Minamoto no Yoritomo (died 1225) Deaths August 21 - King Alfonso VII of Castile (born 1105) Agnes of Babenberg, daughter of Leopold III of Austria Sweyn III of Denmark Yury...
It has also been suggested that the Swedish flag might have been a resistance flag against the Danish flag, which is red with a white cross, and which has been known since 1219. According to this theory, the Swedish flag was created during the reign of King Charles Knutsson, who also introduced the Coat of arms of Sweden in 1442. The national coat of arms is a combination of King Albert of Mecklenburg's coat of arms of 1364 and King Magnus Birgersson's coat of arms of 1275, and is blue divided quarterly by a golden cross pattée. The Dannebrog. ...
// Events Saint Francis of Assisi introduces Catholicism into Egypt, during the Fifth Crusade The Flag of Denmark fell from the sky during the Battle of Lyndanisse Ongoing events Fifth Crusade (1217-1221) Births Christopher I of Denmark (died 1259) Frederick II of Austria (died 1246) Guillaume de Gisors, supposedly the...
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The greater national coat of arms (stora riksvapnet) and the lesser national coat of arms (lilla riksvapnet) are the official coats of arms of Sweden. ...
Events The community of Rauma, Finland was granted its town rights. ...
Albert of Sweden (or Albrecht von Mecklenburg in German or Albrekt av Mecklenburg in Swedish) was born in 1338 and became king of Sweden in 1363. ...
Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century Decades: 1310s 1320s 1330s 1340s 1350s - 1360s - 1370s 1380s 1390s 1400s 1410s Years: 1359 1360 1361 1362 1363 - 1364 - 1365 1366 1367 1368 1369 See also: 1364 state leaders Events Charles V becomes King of France. ...
Sigillum ad causas for Magnus II of Sweden Magnus II Ericson, Magnus VII of Norway, (1316–1377), King of Sweden, Norway and Terra Scania, son of Duke Eric and Ingeborg, daughter of Hakon V of Norway. ...
// April 22 - The first of the Statutes of Westminster are passed by the English parliament, establishing a series of laws in its 51 clauses, including equal treatment of rich and poor, free and fair elections, and definition of bailable and non-bailable offenses. ...
Heraldic cross pattee A cross having arms with curving edges, narrow at the inner center, and very broad at the outer end. ...
Other historians claim that the Swedish flag was blue with a white cross before 1420, and became blue with a golden cross only during the early reign of King Gustaf Vasa, who successfully liberated Sweden from the temporary tyranny of the Danish King Christian II in 1521. Events May 21 - Treaty of Troyes. ...
Gustav I of Sweden, commonly known as Gustav Vasa, but originally known as Gustav Eriksson (May 12, 1496 – September 29, 1560) was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death. ...
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Christian II (July 2, 1481 – January 25, 1559) was a Danish monarch and King of Denmark, Norway (1513 – 1523) and Sweden (1520 – 1521), under the Kalmar Union. ...
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Early history
Double-tailed flag The exact age of the Swedish flag is not known, but the oldest recorded pictures of a blue cloth with a yellow cross date from the early 16th century, during the reign of King Gustaf Vasa. This flag was a swallow-tailed (double-tailed), and the first legal description of the flag was made in a Royal warrant of April 19, 1562, reading "gult udi korssvijs fördeelt påå blott", which translates to "yellow in the cross over the blue".[4] As stipulated in a Royal warrant of 1569, the yellow cross was always to be borne on Swedish battle standards and banners. Prior to this, a similar flag appeared in the Coat of Arms of King John III's duchy, which is today Finland Proper. The same coat of arms is still used by the province. Not until the reign of King Gustavus Adolphus in the 1620s, there is reliable evidence of a double-tailed blue flag with a yellow cross being carried by Swedish ships. (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...
Gustav I of Sweden, commonly known as Gustav Vasa, but originally known as Gustav Eriksson (May 12, 1496 – September 29, 1560) was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death. ...
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John III (Johan III) (December 23, 1537 – November 17, 1592) was King of Sweden from 1568 until his death. ...
Finland Proper (Varsinais-Suomi in Finnish, Egentliga Finland in Swedish) is a region in south-western Finland. ...
Gustav II Adolf King of Sweden Gustav II Adolf (also known as Gustaf Adolf the Great (Swedish Gustav Adolf den store, Latin Gustavus Adolphus Magnus), or Gustavus II Adolphus; December 9, 1594 – November 6, 1632 O.S.), widely known by the Latinized name Gustavus Adolphus and referred to by contemporary...
Triple-tailed flag By the mid of the 17th century, the double-tailed flag was changed into a triple-tailed. A Royal warrant of November 6, 1663, regulated the use of the triple-tailed flag, to be used only as a state flag and military ensign.[5] According to the same Royal warrant, merchant ships were only allowed to fly square-cut city flags in their respective provincial colors. In practice, however, the merchant fleet began using a square-cut civil ensign of the state flag. In a government instruction of ship building of 1730, this civil ensign should have the same proportions and colors as the state flag, with the notable difference of being square-cut.[6] In 1756, the use of pennants by private ships was prohibited.[7] It should be pointed out that in the merchant fleet, there was also a common practice to illegally use the war ensign to incorrectly indicate that the ship was armed. (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...
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Events Pope Clement XII elected September 17 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III (1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730-1754) Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Russia) became czarina Births April 16 - Henry Clinton, British general (d. ...
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Blue ensign A Royal warrant of August 18, 1761, stipulated that an all blue triple-tailed flag to be used by the Arméns flotta (literary: the Army's fleet), an amphibious army division of small ships and rowing boats, patrolling the inner archipelago along the Swedish coast line. Curiously enough, the Commander of the Arméns flotta had the right to order the use the ordinary war ensign instead of the blue ensign when that was "appropriate".[8] The blue flag was used until 1813. is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Union between Sweden and Norway - See also: Union between Sweden and Norway
Sweden and Norway 1888 The Union between Sweden and Norway refers to the kingdoms of Sweden and Norway between 1814 and 1905, when they were united under one monarch in a personal union, following the Convention of Moss, on August 14, and the Norwegian constitutional revision of November 4. ...
Union flag of 1815 On March 7, 1815, a common military ensign was introduced for the two united kingdoms of Sweden and Norway. This flag was identical to the former triple-tailed military ensign, with a white saltire on red to be included in the canton. Proposed by the Norwegian Prime Minister and unionist Peder Anker, the white saltire on a red background was supposed to symbolize Norway, as the country had previously been united with Denmark and initially continued to use the same flag as an independent country, but with the national arms in the canton.[9] is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The arms of St Albans: Azure, a saltire Or (a gold saltire on a blue field) For The Saltire (proper noun) see Flag of Scotland. ...
Canton is a division of the field placed in the upper dexter corner. ...
This is a list of Viceroys (Rigsstatholder) and Prime Ministers (statsminister) of Norway. ...
Peder Anker and his family Peder Anker (December 8, 1749- December 10, 1824) was a Norwegian businessman and politician. ...
Norwegian ships continued to use the Danish civil ensign distinguished with the national arms in the canton north of Cape Finisterre, but had to fly the Swedish civil ensign in the Mediterranean to be protected from pirate attacks. A common civil ensign for both countries was introduced in 1818, on the pattern of the naval ensign, but square-cut. This flag was optional for Swedish vessels, but compulsory for Norwegian ones in distant waters. In 1821, Norway adopted a new national civil ensign, identical to the present flag of Norway. Position of Cape Finisterre on the Iberian Peninsula Cape Finisterre, in Spanish Cabo Finisterre, literally Cape Lands End, is a rock-bound peninsula in the north-west of Spain. ...
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Following the adoption of a separate Norwegian flag, a Royal regulation of July 17, 1821, stipulated that ships of both kingdoms use the common square-cut civil ensign (with the saltire included) in "distant waters" (i.e. beyond Cape Finisterre).[10] In "distant waters", they had the right to use any of the square-cut civil ensigns of their respective countries, or the uniform Union civil ensign. This system was in force until 1838. is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Position of Cape Finisterre on the Iberian Peninsula Cape Finisterre, in Spanish Cabo Finisterre, literally Cape Lands End, is a rock-bound peninsula in the north-west of Spain. ...
Union flags of 1844 A Royal resolution of June 20, 1844, introduced new flags and heraldry to denote the equal status of the two kingdoms within the union. Both countries were granted civil and military ensigns on the same pattern, their respective national flags with the addition of a union badge in the canton, combining the flag colours of both countries. The naval ensign was based on the traditional triple-tailed Swedish model. In addition, the new union badge was to be used as the naval jack and as the flag for the common diplomatic representations abroad. The warrant also stipulated that the merchant fleet use their respective countries' square-cut civil ensigns, including the new union badge. Also, royal ensigns were introduced for both countries, their respective naval ensigns with the union badge, with the addition of the union arms at the centre of the cross. is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The Union Badge as seen in the Norwegian flag Norway and Sweden were in a personal union from 1814 to 1905. ...
The new union flags were well received by the Norwegians, who had demanded their own military ensign since the union was formed. In Sweden, however, the new union badge in particular became quite unpopular and was contemptuously nicknamed the Sillsallaten (Swedish) or Sildesalaten (Norwegian) after a colorful dish of pickled herring, decorated with red beets and apples in a radial pattern. It is believed that the name was first used in a speech by Lord Brakel in the Swedish House of Lords in Stockholm.[11] The Swedish House of Nobility, south end, with statue of Gustaf Eriksson Vasa. ...
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During the 19th century, a number of regulations were issued regarding the use of Swedish flags. The military ensign was also to be used by civil government ships and buildings, such as the Customs, Harbor pilots and the Royal Mail. For this use, the military ensign would have a white field included with a golden marker: For the Harbor pilots (as of 1881, based on a proposal of 1825) an anchor with a star[12]; for the Customs (as of 1844) the letter "T" topped a royal crown[13]; for the Royal Mail (as of 1844) a postal horn with a royal crown. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting customs duties and for controlling the flow of animals and goods (including personal effects and hazardous items) in and out of a country. ...
Signal flag H(Hotel) - Pilot on Board Boarding is tricky, as both vessels are moving and cannot afford to slow down. ...
A Swedish postman in Husby, Stockholm. ...
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On May 7, 1897, an alternate State flag was introduced. This double-tailed flag was used by government owned ships and buildings, which did not fly the triple-tailed military ensign. is the 127th day of the year (128th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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During the late 19th century, increasing Norwegian dissatisfaction with the union led to the demand for a return to the "pure" flag of 1821 without the union badge. Opponents of the union began to use this flag several years before it was officially recognized. During the 1890s, two consecutive sessions of the Norwegian parliament voted to abolish the badge, but the decision was overruled by royal veto. However, in 1898, when the flag law was passed for the third time, the king had to sanction it. On October 11, 1899, the union badge was removed from the Norwegian civil ensign. As the Norwegian military ensign according to the constitution of 1814 was to be a union ensign, the union badge remained on military flags until the dissolution of the union with Sweden. "Pure" military ensigns were hoisted on fortresses and naval vessels on June 9, 1905. Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
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The union badge, however, remained a part of the Swedish flag until 1905, when a Law of October 28, 1905, stipulated the exclusion of the union badge as of November 1, 1905.[14] 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ...
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Flag of 1906 On November 1, 1905, the triple-tailed flag also became the Swedish naval jack. The Flag law of June 22, 1906 further regulated the use and design of the flag, notably e.g. was a lighter blue color introduced than was used before. The Swedish state flag became identical to the square-cut civil ensign, and all private use of the triple-tailed flag was prohibited. is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Present recommendations When used from a standalone flagpole, the size of the flag is recommended to have a width equaling a fourth of the height of the pole. When used from a flagpole extending from a building the flag is recommended to have a width equaling a third of the height (length) of the pole. It is further recommended to fly the flag during daytime, and to lower it no later than 9pm. Only when the country is at war is it recommended to fly the flag also during the night.
Royal flag
The royal flag of Sweden. Ratio: 1:2. Used by H.M. The King.
The royal flag of Sweden. Ratio: 1:2. Used by H.M. The Queen, or a member of royal family acting as a Regent ad interim. The Swedish Marshal of the Realm (Riksmarskalken) has published a series of decisions regarding the royal flag of Sweden. In a decision of April 6, 1987, rules are defined on how to fly the royal flag at the Royal Palace of Stockholm.[15] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 400 pixelsFull resolution (1500 × 750 pixel, file size: 208 KB, MIME type: image/png) Drawing of the official Swedish Royal Flag with the Greater Coat of Arms. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 400 pixelsFull resolution (1500 × 750 pixel, file size: 208 KB, MIME type: image/png) Drawing of the official Swedish Royal Flag with the Greater Coat of Arms. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 400 pixelsFull resolution (1500 × 750 pixel, file size: 64 KB, MIME type: image/png) Drawing of the official Swedish Royal Flag with the Lesser Coat of Arms. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 400 pixelsFull resolution (1500 × 750 pixel, file size: 64 KB, MIME type: image/png) Drawing of the official Swedish Royal Flag with the Lesser Coat of Arms. ...
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- The royal flag with the greater national coat of arms is hoisted at the Royal Palace when H.M. the King is within the realm, and is upholding his duties as the Head of state.
- The royal flag with the lesser national coat of arms is hoisted at the Royal Palace, if by reason of illness, foreign travel or for any other cause, the King is unavoidably prevented from performing his duties; a member of the Royal House under the valid order of succession who is not prevented there from, assumes and performs the duties of the Head of State in the capacity of Regent ad interim.
- The "plain" triple-tailed flag (without the coat of arms) is flown at the Royal Palace when the Riksdag has appointed a person to serve, at a Government order, as Regent ad interim when no member of the Royal House under the valid order of succession is in a position to serve. The three-tailed war flag is also flown at the Royal Palace when the Speaker, or, in his unavoidable absence, one of the Deputy Speakers, serves, at a Government order, as Regent ad interim when no member of the Royal House under the valid order of succession is in a position to serve.[16]
Under H.M. Carl XVI Gustaf, the present King of Sweden since 1973, the plain triple-tailed flag has flown at the Royal Palace only once. This occurred on July 2-July 3, 1988, when H.M. the King went on a private visit to Wuppertal, Germany; at the same time, H.R.H. the Duke of Halland was on a private visit to Sainte-Maxime, France. The Government therefore ordered the Speaker of the Riksdag, Ingemund Bengtsson, to serve as Regent ad interim for two days. Ad interim (ad int) is Latin for temporarily or in the meantime. It also refers to a diplomatic officer who acts in place of an ambassador, as in the term chargé daffaires ad interim. Examples from classic literature: No; but she has become queen of Paris, ad interim, and...
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Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is the current Swedish monarch and head of state of the Kingdom of Sweden. ...
Sweden is a constitutional monarchy with a representative democracy based on a parliamentary system. ...
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Wuppertal university Wuppertal is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ...
Prince Bertil of Sweden, Bertil Gustaf Oskar Carl Eugén (February 28, 1912 – January 5, 1997), Duke of Halland, was the third son of King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught. ...
Sainte-Maxime is a commune of the Var département located at the extreme southern of France in Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur 90 km from Nice and 130 km from Marseille. ...
The parliament building from outside. ...
Ingemund Bengtsson, born january 30th 1919 in Veddinge Sweden. ...
Private use of the State flag There have been a few notable exemptions regarding the prohibition of private parties to use the State flag. All these privileges were terminated in accordance with the new specific flag regulation of June 22, 1906. is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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- According to a Royal warrant of October 31, 1786, the Swedish East India Company had the right to use the triple-tailed war ensign in "Indian waters", when not being under immediate protection by the Swedish navy. In the merchant fleet, there was a common practice to illegally use the war ensign to indicate that the ship was armed. [17]
- In 1838, it was decided that private ships, which were contracted by the Royal Mail used a double-tailed flag.
- On February 27, 1832, the Swedish Yacht Club received the right to use the triple-tailed war ensign, including a centered white field with a golden "O" topped with a duke's crown (as of 1878 a royal crown).
- On June 7, 1893, the Gothenburg Yacht Club received the right to use the triple-tailed military ensign, including a centered white field with the golden "G S S" topped with a star.
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The East Indiaman Götheborg in Oslo, for the centenary of the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden on 10 June 2005 The Swedish East India Company (Swedish: Svenska Ostindiska Companiet or SOIC) was founded in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1731 for the purpose of conducting trade with the...
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Year 1832 (MDCCCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
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is the 158th day of the year (159th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
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This is the old Swedish name day calendar, sanctioned by the Swedish Academy in 1901, with official status until 1972. ...
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His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus), styled HM The King (born April 30, 1946), King of Sweden, is the son of Prince Gustaf Adolf (1906-1947) and Sibylla of Saxe_Coburg_Gotha (1908-1972), and the grandson of King Gustav VI Adolf. ...
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Use outside Sweden The flag of Wilmington, Delaware, in the United States is modeled after the Swedish flag in remembrance of the short-lived colony of New Sweden. The cross is affixed with the seal of the city. : Chemical Capital of the World , Corporate Capital of the World , Credit Card Capital of the World : A Place to Be Somebody United States Delaware New Castle 17. ...
New Sweden, or Nya Sverige, was a small Swedish settlement along the Delaware River on the Mid-Atlantic coast of North America. ...
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The Nordic flags. ...
By Swedish law a number of days of the calendar year are designated as official flag days. ...
The Dannebrog. ...
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The greater national coat of arms (stora riksvapnet) and the lesser national coat of arms (lilla riksvapnet) are the official coats of arms of Sweden. ...
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External links - Sweden — Flags of the World
Notes - ^ Förordning 1983 nr. 826 med riktlinjer för färgnyanserna i Sveriges flagga.
- ^ Sveriges flagga The Swedish State Herald, official website
- ^ Förordning 1994 nr. 657, om användningen av tretungad flagga.
- ^ Kongl. bref, den 19. April 1562
- ^ Plakat, av den 6. Nov. 1663, angående den åtskillnad som härefter bör observeras emellan de flaggor som Kongl. Maj:ts enskilda skepp och farkoster föra, så ock de skepps och farkosters flaggor, som private personer tillhöra och af dem brukas skola.
- ^ Tomas Rajalin, Nödig underrättelse om skiepz-byggeriet och der utaf härflytande högnödige och siöväsendet samt taklingen tilhörige proportioner, Carlscrona : 1730
- ^ Kongl. Maj:ts förbud, den 19. November 1756, emot vimplars bruk på kofferdi- och privata fartyg.
- ^ Kongl. bref, den 18. Augusti 1761
- ^ See further: Krigskollegii samt Förvaltningens af sjöärendena kungörelse, den 3 Maj 1815, om den för konungarikena Sverige och Norge fastställda örlogsflaggans allmänna anläggnade.
- ^ Kungl. Maj:ts kungörelse, den 17. Juli 1821, om de förenade konungarikena Sveriges och Norges handelsflagga.
- ^ The Brakel family was introduced to the Swedish House of Lords in 1756 and is best know for their participation in the Great Northern War in Finland. C.O. Brakel was a secretary of the Swedish House of Lords (Riddarhussekreterare), and his remark was made in a speech in 1868.
- ^ Kongl. Maj:ts skrivelse 1825 till Förvaltningen af sjöärendena om förslag till en särskild lotsflagg
- ^ General-tullstyrelsens cirkulär, 26. September 1844, till herrar tulldistriktschefer och tullkamrarne med tillkännagifvande, att en särskild flagga för tullverkets fartyg blifvit av Kongl. Maj:t fastställd.
- ^ Lag, den 28. Oktober 1905, om upphäfvande för Sveriges del af den till bestämmande af de genom föreningen emellan Sverige och Norge uppkomna konstitutionella förhållanden antagna riksakt.
- ^ Riksmarskalkens beslut den 6 April 1987, för flaggning.
- ^ This is also one of the royal flags, and rumors that the three-tailed war flag is mainly chosen since the Royal Palace is the home of the Palace Guard - is not correct.
- ^ One of the oldest flags preserved is a double-tailed flag from 1760 at the Maritime Museum in Stockholm
References - Nordisk familjebok, Stockholm : Nordisk familjeboks förlags aktiebolag, 1st ed. 1876-1899.
- Nordisk familjebok, Stockholm : Nordisk familjeboks förlags aktiebolag, 2nd ed. 1904-1926.
- Christian Fogd Pedersen, Alverdens flag i farver, Copenhagen : Politikens forlag, 1970.
- Sveriges riksvapen och Sveriges flagga, Ministry of Justice, Flag committee. Stockholm : Liber Förlag/Allmänna förlaget, 1981. ISBN 91-38-06190-2.
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