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'''MELØY''' | '''MELØY''' | ||
Province : [[Nordland]] | Province : [[Nordland]] | ||
[[File:meloy.gif|center]] | [[File:meloy.gif|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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|'''Norwegian''' | |||
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I blått en gull valmueplante. | I blått en gull valmueplante. | ||
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|'''English''' | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on December 7, 1984. | The arms were granted on December 7, 1984. | ||
The arms show a yellow poppy plant (''Papaver radicatum subglobosum''). The village is near the largest glacier in Norway, the Svartisen (black ice), and the plant is one of the plant growing closest to the ice. The colours symbolise the blue glacial ice and the yellow flowers. | The arms show a yellow poppy plant (''Papaver radicatum subglobosum''). The village is near the largest glacier in Norway, the Svartisen (black ice), and the plant is one of the plant growing closest to the ice. The colours symbolise the blue glacial ice and the yellow flowers. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:meloy1.jpg|center|450 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on the town hall 2016<br>(image Odd Andreas Sørgård) | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : [http://www.kf.kommorg.no/ Norwegian Municipal Network]; Nissen, Heraldisk Tidsskrift 54(1986)137-154. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Norway|'''Literature''']]: | ||
[http://www.kf.kommorg.no/ Norwegian Municipal Network]; Nissen, Heraldisk Tidsskrift 54(1986)137-154. | |||
[[Category:Norwegian municipalities M]] | [[Category:Norwegian municipalities M]] | ||
[[Category:Nordland]] | [[Category:Nordland]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1984]] | [[Category:Granted 1984]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:53, 29 July 2024
MELØY
Province : Nordland
| Norwegian |
I blått en gull valmueplante. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on December 7, 1984.
The arms show a yellow poppy plant (Papaver radicatum subglobosum). The village is near the largest glacier in Norway, the Svartisen (black ice), and the plant is one of the plant growing closest to the ice. The colours symbolise the blue glacial ice and the yellow flowers.
 The arms on the town hall 2016 (image Odd Andreas Sørgård) |
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Norwegian Municipal Network; Nissen, Heraldisk Tidsskrift 54(1986)137-154.