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Svenska: Vapenflagga för kommunen Högsby i Kalmar län, Sverige. Enligt rådande heraldiska normer och traditioner är den så kallade vapenflaggan den riktiga flaggan för svenska kommuner. En vapenflagga är i stort sett ett heraldiskt vapen omgjort till flagga. Den skall inte visa den yttre sköldform som vapnet har i sin vanliga form, men uppvisar annars samma motiv, med innehållet anpassat således att det väl fyller ut flaggdukens yta. Eventuella tillbehör runt skölden, såsom kronor, hjälmar eller sköldhållare utelämnas.
Vapenflaggan står i kontrast till inkorrekta flaggtyper, exempelvis sådana som visar en vapensköld uppå en enfärgad duk, eller logotypflaggor. Dylika flaggor är olämpliga ur bl.a. heraldiska, grafiska, vexillologiska och traditionsvårdsmässiga hänseenden – trots detta finns det ändå kommuner som nyttjar någon inkorrekt flaggtyp i stället för den korrekta vapenflaggan. I Sverige representerar ett kommunvapen och motsvarande flagga inte bara kommunen som myndighet, utan även som geografiskt område. Den heraldiskt korrekta kommunflaggan får, så länge det görs på rätt sätt, användas av allmänheten för att uttrycka kommuntillhörighet, och användaren behöver inte be om lov. Med endast en häroldsbild gör Högsbys vapen en antydan till Tingbron över Emån, så kallad eftersom Handbörds härad ända sedan medeltiden haft sin tingsplats i denna ort. Långvariga förhandlingar föregick Konung Gustaf VI Adolfs fastställelse av vapnet den 24 november 1961. Blasoneringen var: "I blått fält en ginstam av silver, nedtill med tre rundbågade valv." Fastställelsen gällde då Högsby landskommun, som 1969 fusionerade med Fagerhults landskommun, och 1971 ombildades till Högsby kommun. Eftersom Fagerhult också ingick i det gamla häradet ansågs vapnet från 1961 vara lämpligt även för den nya storkommunen, och med oförändrad blasonering registrerades det hos Patent‐ och registreringsverket den 11 januari 1974, enligt det nya regelverket.English: The banner of arms of the municipality of Högsby in Kalmar County, Sweden. According to currently valid heraldic norms and traditions, the proper flag of a Swedish municipality is the so called banner of arms. A banner of arms is essentially a coat of arms in flag form. It must not show the outer shield shape that arms are usually shown with, but it otherwise features the same design, adapted so that the contents satisfyingly fill up the available area. Any contingent accessories around the shield, such as crowns, helmets, or supporters, are left out.
The banner of arms stands in contrast to certain incorrect types of flags, such as ones bearing logotypes, or ones displaying the coat of arms as an escutcheon upon a unicoloured background. Such flags are inappropriate from various standpoints, including but not limited to heraldic, graphical, vexillological, and traditionalistic ones. Despite this, some municipalities utilize incorrect flags instead of the correct banner of arms. In Sweden, municipal arms and their corresponding flags represent not only municipal authority, but also municipalities as geographies. The heraldically correct flag of a municipality may be used by the general public to express municipal identity, as long as proper procedures and customs are followed. The person flying the flag does not need acquire permission. With only a heraldic ordinary, the arms of Högsby allude to Tingsbron (lit. The Thing Bridge) crossing the stream Emån. The bridge derives its name from the fact that Handbörd Hundred had had its thingstead in the town ever since the Middle Ages. The arms' approval had been preceded by lengthy negotiations. They were eventually confirmed by King Gustaf VI Adolf on November 24th, 1961. The blazon was: "In a blue field a chief of silver, its lower section having three round arches." The original confirmation applied to Högsby Rural Municipality, which amalgamated with Fagerhult Rural Municipality in 1969, and in 1971 got reorganized into Högsby Municipality. As Fagerhult too had belonged to the old hundred, the 1961 arms were considered appropriate for the new municipality as well, and were thus registered, with the same blazon, with the Swedish Patent and Registration Office on January 11th, 1974, according to the new regulations. |
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