Lappi

LAPPI

Region : Satakunta
Former province : Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Turku and Pori)
Incorporated into : 2009 Rauma

Official blazon

Sini sessä kentässä ristissä kaksi hopeista, kultavartista piilua, joiden alakulmassa saatteena hopeinen, kaateinen kuokanterä, näiden yläpuolella kultainen lakio, jossa kolme sinistä, kultaemiöistä pellavankukkaa.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 3, 1951.

The axes and how refer to the importance of agriculture and forestry in the municipality. The chief shows three flax flowers, symbolising linen and thereby the skill of the local women for needlework.

The arms on a road sign

Literature: Pirinen, 1982

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