The coat of arms of
Jakobstad
Jakobstad (; fi, Pietarsaari) is a town and municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland. The town has a population of () and covers a land area of . The population density is . Neighboring municipalities are Larsmo, Pedersöre, and Nykarleby. The ...
, a town in
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bot ...
, was drawn in its current form by
Gustaf von Numers. It portrays a red-crowned, sword-holding a blue lion with a split tail. The lion is standing in a red tower in blue water. The background is gold-colored. The shield is crowned by a
baronial coronet.
The origin lies in the coat of arms of the Swedish noble family
de la Gardie
The De la Gardie family (also de la Gardie) is the name of a distinguished Swedish noble family of French origin.
History
The family's social status in France is uncertain; the founder, Ponce d'Escouperie, son of a tradesman, came to Sweden as a m ...
, and can be seen in the second and third fields of the coat of arms depicted in a painting of Jacob de la Gardie by an unknown artist.
The Swedish name for the coat of arms of Jakobstad (''Jakobstads vapen'') has also been used for a ketch rigged vessel
galeas
A galeas is a type of small trade vessel that was common in the Baltic Sea and North Sea from the 17th to the early 20th centuries. The characteristics of the ships depend somewhat from where the ship originated. Swedish variants had two masts and ...
replica called the ''
Jacobstads Wapen
The ''Jacobstads Wapen'' is a modern replica of an 18th-century galeas built in Jakobstad, Finland, between 1988 and 1994. She is built according to blueprints by the Swedish warship architect Fredrik Henrik af Chapman dating from 1755, the oldest ...
''.
Further reading
* Suomen kunnallisvaakunat ''Suomen Kunnallisliitto'' 1982; p. 119 {{ISBN, 951-773-085-3
Jakobstad
Jakobstad (; fi, Pietarsaari) is a town and municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland. The town has a population of () and covers a land area of . The population density is . Neighboring municipalities are Larsmo, Pedersöre, and Nykarleby. The ...
Jakobstad
Jakobstad
Jakobstad (; fi, Pietarsaari) is a town and municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland. The town has a population of () and covers a land area of . The population density is . Neighboring municipalities are Larsmo, Pedersöre, and Nykarleby. The ...
Jakobstad
Jakobstad (; fi, Pietarsaari) is a town and municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland. The town has a population of () and covers a land area of . The population density is . Neighboring municipalities are Larsmo, Pedersöre, and Nykarleby. The ...
Jakobstad
Jakobstad (; fi, Pietarsaari) is a town and municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland. The town has a population of () and covers a land area of . The population density is . Neighboring municipalities are Larsmo, Pedersöre, and Nykarleby. The ...