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Satakunta (Finland)

Satakunta, Satakunda

Last modified: 2006-10-07 by phil nelson
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[Flag of Satakunta] image by Ant�nio Martins-Tuvalkin
The flag is a banner of the arms;
arms granted in 1560.

 

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Blazon

Official blazon in Finnish: "Sini-kultakatkoisessa kilvess� pystyyn kavahtanut musta, punavaruksinen, kruunup�inen karhu, joka pit�� k�mmeniss��n hopeista miekkaa; kruunu ja miekan kahva kultaa; saatteena karhun molemmin puolin yl�kent�ss� seitsensakarainen hopeat�hti. Kruunu: herttuakunnan kruunu."

Official blazon in Swedish: "I f�lt delat av bl�tt och guld en upprest, svart bj�rn med krona av guld och r�d bev�ring, i ramarna h�llande ett sv�rd av silver med f�ste av guld samt p� vardera sidan i �vre f�ltet �tf�ljd av en sjuuddig stj�rna av silver. Sk�lden kr�nes med grevskapets krona."

Blazoned in English: "Per fess azure and or, an upright bear sable, armed and langued gules, ducally crowned or, holding in both paws a sword argent, sword handle or; in the upper field, on each side of the bear, a seven-pointed star argent. The shield's crown is a ducal crown."
English blazon by Lewis A. Nowitz, 15 March 2002