County of Calmar (Sweden)

 

The county consists of the eastern part of Sm�land and of �land, and its arms are quartered of the arms of Sm�land (lion) and �land (deer). The flag is a banner of the arms.
Elias Granqvist 30 September 2000

Official Blazon in Swedish

"Sk�ld kvadrerad av Sm�lands och �lands vapen".
(The arms of Sm�land: "I gyllene f�lt ett r�tt lejon med bl� bev�ring, d�rest s�dan skall f�rekomma, och h�llande i tassarna ett upp�tv�nt r�tt armborst med pilspets av silver samt b�ge och str�ngar svarta"; the arms of �land: "I bl�tt f�lt en g�ende hjort av guld med r�tt halsband och r�d bev�ring, d�rest s�dan skall komma till anv�ndning.")

Blazon in English

Quartered, Or a lion rampant Gules langued and armed Azure holding in front paws a Crossbow of the second bowed and stringed Sable with a bolt Argent, and Azure a Deer Or attired, hoofed and gorged Gules.
English blazon by Željko Heimer, 31 September 2000

The flag is a banner of the arms; arms granted on 6 October 1944.

The following communes are in this county (lan). The codes following the name are assigned by Sweden for statistical purposes.

• Borgholm (0885)
• Emmaboda (0862)
• Hultsfred (0860)
• H�gsby (0821)
• Kalmar (0880)
• M�nster�s (0861)
• M�rbyl�nga (0840)
• Nybro (0881)
• Oskarshamn (0882)
• Tors�s (0834)
• V�stervik (0883)
• Vimmerby (0884)