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Province : [[Finnmark]]<br> | Province : [[Finnmark]]<br> | ||
Additions : 1992 [[Sørøysund]] | Additions : 1992 [[Sørøysund]]; 2020 [[Kvalsund]] | ||
[[File:hammerfest.png|center|350 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:hammerfest.png|center|350 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] |
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HAMMERFEST
Province : Finnmark
Additions : 1992 Sørøysund; 2020 Kvalsund
Official blazon
En sølv isbjørn på rød bunn.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on December 16, 1938.
The arms were devised for the 150th anniversary of the city in 1939. The polar bear was chosen as a symbol for the fishing in the polar seas north of Norway. The polar bear itself is not native to Norway itself.
The arms by Ströhl in 1905. |
The arms on a Dutch Willem II cigar band |
Postal cancellation 1961 |
Postal cancellation 1989 |
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Literature : Image obtained from the Hammerfest city council