Skane

Skane is a County It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge and connects to Capital Region, Denmark by the Oresund Bridge. The seat of residence for the Skane Governor is the city of Malmo. The headquarters of Skane Regional Council is the town of Kristianstad. The present county was created in 1997 when Kristianstad County and Malmöhus County were merged, and it covers around 3% of Sweden's total area, but its population of 1,250,000 comprises 13% of Sweden's total population. Prince Oscar of Sweden is Duke of Skane. The coat of arms for Skåne

County is the same as for the province of Skåne, only with the tinctures reversed and the crown, beak and tongue of the griffin in the same color. When the arms are shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board, which is the regional presence of royal government authority. Blazon: "Gules, a Griffin's head erased Or, crowned and armed the same.