, ▁who ▁also ▁introduced ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁of ▁Sweden ▁in ▁ 1 4 4 2 . ▁The ▁national ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁is ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁King ▁Albert ' s ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁of ▁ 1 3 6 4 ▁and ▁King ▁Magn us ▁III ' s ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁of ▁ 1 2 7 5 , ▁and ▁is ▁blue ▁divided ▁quarter ly ▁by ▁a ▁golden ▁cross ▁p att ée . ▁ ▁Other ▁histor ians ▁claim ▁that ▁the ▁Swedish ▁flag ▁was ▁blue ▁with ▁a ▁white ▁cross ▁before ▁ 1 4 2 0 , ▁and ▁became ▁blue ▁with ▁a ▁golden ▁cross ▁only ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁reign ▁King ▁Gustav ▁I , ▁who ▁de posed ▁King ▁Christian ▁II ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 1 . ▁ ▁Early ▁history ▁▁ ▁The ▁exact ▁age ▁of ▁the ▁Swedish ▁flag ▁is ▁not ▁known , ▁but ▁the ▁oldest ▁recorded ▁pictures ▁of ▁a ▁blue ▁cloth ▁with ▁a ▁yellow ▁cross ▁date ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 6 th ▁century , ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁King ▁Gustav ▁I . ▁The ▁first ▁legal ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁flag ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁a ▁royal ▁war rant ▁of ▁ 1 9 ▁April ▁ 1 5 6 2 ▁as ▁" yellow ▁in ▁a ▁cross ▁fashion ed ▁on ▁blue ". ▁As ▁st ip ulated ▁in ▁a ▁royal ▁war rant ▁of ▁ 1 5 6 9 , ▁the ▁yellow ▁cross ▁was ▁always ▁to ▁be ▁bor ne ▁on ▁Swedish ▁battle ▁standards ▁and ▁b ann ers . ▁Prior ▁to ▁this , ▁a ▁similar ▁flag ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁of ▁King ▁John ▁III