Sandefjord
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |
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SANDEFJORD
Province : Vestfold
Additions : 1968 Sandar
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on May 9, 1914.
The Viking ship symbolises the famous Gokstad ship, that was found near Sandefjord in 1880, one of the best preserved Vikings ships known. The whale symbolises the fact that in the late 19th and early 20th century Sandefjord was a main harbour for whalers in the Southern oceans.
 The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1930 |
 The arms on a municipal car (image by Jan-Erik Løken) |
Literature : Norwegian Municipal Network; Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987.