Vihanti

VIHANTI

Region : Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
Former province : until 2009 Oulu
Incorporated into : 2013 Raahe

Vihreässä kentässä viikatteen terä, saatteena sen kummallakin puolella kolme vesilehvää, kaikki hopeaa.

The arms were officially granted on December 20, 1951.

Silvery blade on a scythe and bog arum leaves on its both side allude to riverside meadows that were the origin of agriculture in Vihanti area.

The arms on a road sign

The arms on the town hall

Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.

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