Leppävirta

LEPPÄVIRTA

Region: Pohjois-Savo
Former province: 1997-2009 Itä-Suomi (until 1997 Kuopio)

Mustan kentän tyvessä aaltokoroinen kultahirsi, jonka yläpuolella kultainen, punanork koinen ja -silmuinen leppä.

The arms were officially granted on June 14, 1950.

The arms are canting, the name means alder-stream, which is symbolised by an alder tree and a wavy bar.

The arms on a road sign

Literature: Pirinen, 1982

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