Vihanti

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VIHANTI

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

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Official blazon

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

Origin/meaning

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.

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The arms on a road sign
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The arms on the town hall

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