Perho

PERHO

Region : Keski-Pohjanmaa
Former province : 1997-2009 Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Vaasa)

Mustassa kentässä kultainen perhonen, jonka yläpuolella saatteena hopeinen naularisti.

The arms were officially granted on March 6, 1953.

The butterfly (perho) is a canting element. The cross refers to the poem 'A grave in Perho' by the poet Runeberg.

The arms on a road sign

Literature: Pirinen, 1982

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