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'''LOVIISA - LOVISA''' | '''LOVIISA - LOVISA''' | ||
Region : [[Uusimaa]] (2009-2011 ([[Itä-Uusimaa]])<br> | Region : [[Uusimaa]] (2009-2011 ([[Itä-Uusimaa]])<br> | ||
Former province : 1997-2009 [[Etelä-Suomi]], until 1997 [[Uusimaa]]<br> | Former province : 1997-2009 [[Etelä-Suomi]], until 1997 [[Uusimaa]]<br> | ||
Additions : 2010 [[Liljendal]], [[Pernaja]], [[Ruotsinpyhtää]] | Additions: 2010 [[Liljendal]], [[Pernaja]], [[Ruotsinpyhtää]] | ||
[[File:loviisa.jpg|center]] | [[File:loviisa.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}} Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Sini-kultakatkoinen kilpi. Sinisessä kentässä kaksi kultaista tykkiä ristikkäin ja kultaisessa kentässä musta ankkuri. | Sini-kultakatkoinen kilpi. Sinisessä kentässä kaksi kultaista tykkiä ristikkäin ja kultaisessa kentässä musta ankkuri. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on March 18, 1969 | The arms were officially granted on March 18, 1969 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:lovisaz2.jpg|center|400 px]] <br/>Seal from around 1860 | |align="center"|[[File:lovisaz2.jpg|center|400 px]] <br/>Seal from around 1860 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:lovisaz1.jpg|center]] <br/>Seal from around 1900 | |align="center"|[[File:lovisaz1.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal from around 1900 | ||
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{|align="center" | |||
|align="center"|[[File:lovisa1.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a road sign | |||
|align="center"|[[File:lovisa2.jpg|center|500 px]] <br/>The arms on the town hall | |||
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[[Literature]] : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Finnish Municipalities L]] | [[Category:Finnish Municipalities L]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:44, 28 January 2024
LOVIISA - LOVISA
Region : Uusimaa (2009-2011 (Itä-Uusimaa)
Former province : 1997-2009 Etelä-Suomi, until 1997 Uusimaa
Additions: 2010 Liljendal, Pernaja, Ruotsinpyhtää
Official blazon
Sini-kultakatkoinen kilpi. Sinisessä kentässä kaksi kultaista tykkiä ristikkäin ja kultaisessa kentässä musta ankkuri.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on March 18, 1969
The arms are a combination of guns, as a symbol for Loviisa being a bordertown, and an anchor, as a symbol for sea faring. The arms were originally granted in 1756.
 Seal from around 1860 |
 Seal from around 1900 |
 The arms on a road sign |
 The arms on the town hall |
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.
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