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Revision as of 11:37, 24 July 2022
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HAMMERFEST
Province : Troms og Finnmark (until 2020 Finnmark)
Additions : 1992 Sørøysund; 2020 Kvalsund
| Norwegian |
En sølv isbjørn på rød bunn. |
| English | No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |
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