Hirvensalmi

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HIRVENSALMI

Region : Etelä-Savo
Former province : 1997-2009 Itä-Suomi (until 1997 Mikkeli)

Official blazon

Kultakentässä musta, kävelevä hirvi, kaviot punaiset.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on April 20, 1953.

The elk (moose) is a canting symbol, Hirvi means elk.

The arms on a road sign

Literature: Pirinen, 1982

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