Porin maalaiskunta

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PORIN MAALAISKUNTA

Region : Satakunta
Former province : Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Turku and Pori)
Incorporated into : 1967 Pori

Official blazon

Kultaisessa kentässä nouseva, musta, punakielinen karhu pidellen oikeassa kämmenessään kaateista sinistä ankkuria.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 1, 1952.

The arms show a bear, which is partly a canting element, partly derived from the arms of the city of Pori. The bear holds an anchor as a symbol of shipping and sailing.