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[[File:nurmekse.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}} Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen]] | [[File:nurmekse.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}} Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Puna-mustahalkoisessa kilvessä hopeamänty, jossa kaksi kultakäpyä. | Puna-mustahalkoisessa kilvessä hopeamänty, jossa kaksi kultakäpyä. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on April 20, 1953. | The arms were officially granted on April 20, 1953. | ||
The arms show a pine tree, a symbol for the importance of forestry for the municipality. | The arms show a pine tree, a symbol for the importance of forestry for the municipality. | ||
Already in August 1949 the municipality started the procedure to design arms. After couple of years the municipality's board of coat of arms decided to organize a competition and it was held in 20.6.1952. 42 proposals were received and a shortlist of 5 was selected. The above arms were one of these five, the four others are shown below. | |||
===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
File:nurmekse1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Nurmeksen maalaiskunta (proposal)|Proposal 1 | |||
File:nurmekse2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Nurmeksen maalaiskunta (proposal)|Proposal 2 | |||
File:nurmekse3.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Nurmeksen maalaiskunta (proposal)|Proposal 3 | |||
File:nurmekse4.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Nurmeksen maalaiskunta (proposal)|Proposal 4 | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Literature]] : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p; proposals from Instagram, posted by Vaakkuna, 2024 | |||
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Latest revision as of 07:44, 22 September 2024
NURMEKSEN MAALAISKUNTA
Region : Pohjois-Karjala
Former province : Itä-Suomi (until 1997 Pohjois-Karjala)
Incorporated into : 1973 Nurmes
Official blazon
Puna-mustahalkoisessa kilvessä hopeamänty, jossa kaksi kultakäpyä.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on April 20, 1953.
The arms show a pine tree, a symbol for the importance of forestry for the municipality.
Already in August 1949 the municipality started the procedure to design arms. After couple of years the municipality's board of coat of arms decided to organize a competition and it was held in 20.6.1952. 42 proposals were received and a shortlist of 5 was selected. The above arms were one of these five, the four others are shown below.
Image gallery
Proposal 1
Proposal 2
Proposal 3
Proposal 4
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p; proposals from Instagram, posted by Vaakkuna, 2024
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