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'''TROMS PROVINCE''' | '''TROMS PROVINCE''' | ||
[[File:troms.jpg|center]] | [[File:troms.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on January 15, 1960. | The arms were granted on January 15, 1960. | ||
The arms show a golden griffin. The arms are derived from the arms of the nobleman Bjarne Erlingsson of | The arms show a golden griffin. The arms are derived from the arms of the nobleman Bjarne Erlingsson of Bjarkøy (died 1313) , see also the coat of arms of [[Bjarkøy]]). In the 13th and 14th century the Bjarkøy family was one of the most important families in the present troms region. | ||
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[[Literature]] : Capellen and Johannessen, 1987. | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Norway|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Capellen and Johannessen, 1987. | |||
[[Category:Norwegian provinces]] | [[Category:Norwegian provinces]] | ||
[[Category:Troms]] | [[Category:Troms]] | ||
[[Category:Troms og Finnmark]] | |||
[[Category:Granted 1960]] | [[Category:Granted 1960]] |
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