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'''PORVOO - BORGÅ''' | '''PORVOO - BORGÅ''' | ||
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Additions : 1997 [[Porvoon maalaiskunta]] | Additions : 1997 [[Porvoon maalaiskunta]] | ||
[[File:porvoo.jpg|center]] | [[File:porvoo.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}} Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Sinisessä kentässä hopeinen, tulusraudanmuotoinen C-kirjain. | Sinisessä kentässä hopeinen, tulusraudanmuotoinen C-kirjain. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on June 1, 1960. | The arms were officially granted on June 1, 1960. | ||
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{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Porvoo1.jpg|center|350 px]] <br/>The arms on a road sign | |align="center"|[[File:Porvooz1.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal from around 1900 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Porvoo2.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on the town hall | |align="center"|[[File:Porvooz2.jpg|center|Seal of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seal from around 1900 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Porvoo1.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a road sign | |||
|align="center"|[[File:Porvoo2.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on the town hall | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}p.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Postal cancellation 1946 | |||
|} | |} | ||
[[Literature]] : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Finnish Municipalities P]] | [[Category:Finnish Municipalities P]] |
Latest revision as of 09:20, 25 August 2023
PORVOO - BORGÅ
Region : Uusimaa (2009-2011 (Itä-Uusimaa)
Former province : 1997-2009 Etelä-Suomi, until 1997 Uusimaa
Additions : 1997 Porvoon maalaiskunta
Official blazon
Sinisessä kentässä hopeinen, tulusraudanmuotoinen C-kirjain.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on June 1, 1960.
The arms show an old letter C. Already the town's seal showed only the letter C, probably derived from the word castrum (fortress).
Seal from around 1900 |
Seal from around 1900 |
The arms on a road sign |
The arms on the town hall |
Postal cancellation 1946 |
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.
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