Coat of arms of Mölndal
Mölndal describes its current arms as a modern version of the old city arms and explains the wave, rapids and millwheel.
Swedish description in the Heraldica record
I rött fält en bjälke av silver varöver ett vattenhjul av silver och varunder en skära av silver.
The municipal page gives a limited interpretation of the current arms but no complete blazon. The automatically assembled Heraldica registry wording is kept separate and is not treated as a verified blazon of the current arms.
Designers
- Vladimir A. Sagerlund
Registration and history
- 15 February 1924: Royal confirmation on
- 11 January 1974: Registered at the National Board of Patents and Registration
The municipality’s account of the current arms
Mölndal City says today’s arms are a modern version of its old city arms. The city explains that the wave symbolizes Mölndalsån, while the rapids and millwheel symbolize milling. Its page does not publish a complete blazon, so other charges or colours are not specified here.
Source: Mölndals stad: Logotyp
The arms and city logo in context
Mölndal City’s logo consists of the city arms and the words “Mölndals stad”. The city says its old arms were established in 1924, two years after Mölndal became a city. A new coat of arms was decided on 19 October 2016, distinguishing today’s modern design from the older arms.
Source: Mölndals stad: Logotyp
Heraldic elements
The heraldic elements are identified using HERO, a heraldry ontology published through Finland's Finto service. It provides structured terminology for describing coats of arms and their components. The list describes the structure of the arms, not the symbolic meaning of its elements.
- escutcheon
- sickle
- fess
- field
- Argent
- Gules
- waterwheel
- unpartitioned
Sources and image rights
Heraldica / National Archives of Finland · Wikidata
Image licence: CC BY-SA 3.0
Image source and credit: National Archives of Sweden / Vladimir Sagerlund
Original image. The image has been resized and converted to WebP. The derivative retains the original image’s licence.
