Note: In heraldry, naiant means swimming to the viewer's left, while embowed means curved like a bow.

His coat of arms was Sable a chevron between three dolphins naiant Argent, a canton Ermine.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Ploughshare and in chief a Fish naiant Argent.

His coat of arms was blazoned 'Argent a chevron Gules between in chief an Alpha Chi-Rho Omega and in base a fish naiant Sable'.

Within the genealogy, his arms are blazoned: vert a fesse wavy between three salmons naiant argent; crest a demi-griffon segreant; motto aut vincere aut mori.

The official blazon, or heraldic description is contained in the Royal Warrant, and reads: For Arms: Argent on a base wavy Azure charged with a barrulet wavy Argent a Black Swan naiant proper.

The diocesan arms are described as follows: Azure, in base on water barry wavy proper therein fishes naiant Or, an ancient galley manned, sail furled of the last, in chief a crescent Argent and a sun in splendour also of the second.

The heraldic description of the arms of Ångermanland is: Azure three Salmons naiant Argent finned Gules, the middle one counternaiant, which heraldic meaning is that the rivers have spawning gounds for salmon, i.e. two fish to the sea for each one up the river.