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'''HAMMERFEST''' | |||
Province: [[Troms og Finnmark]] (until 2020 [[Finnmark]])<br> | |||
Additions: 1992 [[Sørøysund]]; 2020 [[Kvalsund]] | |||
[[File:hammerfest.png|center|350 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+Official blazon | |||
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|'''Norwegian''' | |||
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En sølv isbjørn på rød bunn. | En sølv isbjørn på rød bunn. | ||
|- | |||
|'''English''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.sn.jpg|center|300 px| | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.sn.jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Hugo Gerard Ströhl|Ströhl]] in 1905. | ||
|align="center"|[[File:2086.wi2.jpg|center|300 px| | |align="center"|[[File:2086.wi2.jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a Dutch [[Willem II]] cigar band | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}p.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Postal cancellation 1961 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}p1.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Postal cancellation 1989 | |||
|} | |} | ||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Norway|'''Literature''']]: | ||
Image obtained from the Hammerfest city council | |||
[[Category:Norwegian municipalities H]] | [[Category:Norwegian municipalities H]] | ||
[[Category:Finnmark]] | [[Category:Finnmark]] | ||
[[Category:Troms og Finnmark]] | |||
[[Category:Granted 1938]] | [[Category:Granted 1938]] |
Latest revision as of 11:24, 11 August 2024
HAMMERFEST
Province: Troms og Finnmark (until 2020 Finnmark)
Additions: 1992 Sørøysund; 2020 Kvalsund
Norwegian |
En sølv isbjørn på rød bunn. |
English | blazon wanted |
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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Image obtained from the Hammerfest city council