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Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen
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FARSUND

Province : Vest-Agder
Additions : 1965 Herad, Lista, Spind

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms were adopted in 1900 or 1901.

The arms symbolise the large linden tree that stood for many years in the centre of the town until the 1950s.

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The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1930

Literature : Norwegian Municipal Network; Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987.; Norske by- og adelsvåben, Kaffe Hag.