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*(fi) Sinisessä kentässä hopeinen kartio, jossa kulta-punainen liekki. | *(fi) Sinisessä kentässä hopeinen kartio, jossa kulta-punainen liekki. | ||
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The arms were officially granted on February 20, 1952. | The arms were officially granted on February 20, 1952. | ||
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VÅRDÖ
Region : Åland (Ahvenanmaa)
Former province : Åland
Official blazon
- (se) I blått fält en silver vårdkase med röd och gyllene flamma.
- (fi) Sinisessä kentässä hopeinen kartio, jossa kulta-punainen liekki.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on February 20, 1952.
The arms are canting and show a warning beacon (Vård=to warn). For many years a fire-beacon was lighted on the island to warn ships for the skerries and rocks.
 The arms on a road sign |
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Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.