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HAMMERFEST

Province : Troms of Finnmark (until 2020 Finnmark
Additions : 1992 Sørøysund; 2020 Kvalsund

Official blazon

En sølv isbjørn på rød bunn.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on December 16, 1938.

The arms were devised for the 150th anniversary of the city in 1939. The polar bear was chosen as a symbol for the fishing in the polar seas north of Norway. The polar bear itself is not native to Norway itself.

The arms by Ströhl in 1905.	The arms on a Dutch Willem II cigar band
Postal cancellation 1961	Postal cancellation 1989

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Literature : Image obtained from the Hammerfest city council