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'''FINNMARK PROVINCE''' | '''FINNMARK PROVINCE''' | ||
[[File:finnmark.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:finnmark.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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På svart bunn en gull borg. | På svart bunn en gull borg. | ||
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|'''English''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on January 6, 1967. | The arms were granted on January 6, 1967. | ||
The arms shows | The arms shows Vardøhus fortress, founded by King Håkon V, in the beginniing of the 14th century. The fortress was built as Norway's boundary fortress towards the east. | ||
When the arms were granted, the fortress motive was considered a powerful symbol of the re-building of Finnmark after World War II. | When the arms were granted, the fortress motive was considered a powerful symbol of the re-building of Finnmark after World War II. | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Capellen and Johannessen, 1987. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Norway|'''Literature''']]: | ||
Capellen and Johannessen, 1987. | |||
[[Category:Norwegian provinces]] | [[Category:Norwegian provinces]] | ||
[[Category:Finnmark]] | [[Category:Finnmark]] | ||
[[Category:Troms og Finnmark]] | |||
[[Category:Granted 1967]] | [[Category:Granted 1967]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:29, 20 April 2024
 Verdens heraldikk |
 Norsk Heraldik |
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FINNMARK PROVINCE
| Norwegian |
På svart bunn en gull borg. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on January 6, 1967.
The arms shows Vardøhus fortress, founded by King Håkon V, in the beginniing of the 14th century. The fortress was built as Norway's boundary fortress towards the east.
When the arms were granted, the fortress motive was considered a powerful symbol of the re-building of Finnmark after World War II.
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Capellen and Johannessen, 1987.