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|align="center"|[[File:grimstad.hagno.jpg|center]]  <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffe Hag Norge|Coffee Hag album]] +/- 1930  
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GRIMSTAD

Province : Aust-Agder
Additions : 1971 Fjære, Landvik

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms were adopted in 1899 and are based on a seal known since 1847.The arms show a sailing ship as a symbol for the importance of fisheries to the city.

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The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1930
Grimstad1.jpg

The arms at the municipal border (image by Jan-Erik Løken)

Literature : Norwegian Municipal Network; Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987.