Kronoby
KRONOBY - KRUUNUPYY
Region : Pohjanmaa
Former province : 1997-2009 Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Vaasa)
Additions: 1969 Nedervetil, Terjärv
Official blazon
1955:
- (fi) Kultakentässä punainen hirsi, jossa kultakruunu.
- (sv) I fält av guld en röd bjälke belagd med en krona av guld.
1974:
- (fi) Punaisessa kentässä kruunattu apilaristi, jonka alasakara muodostaa kaateisen aurankärjen, kaikki kultaa.
- (sv) I rött fält ett krönt klöverkors vars nedre arm bildar en störtad plogbill, allt av guld.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on June 14, 1974.
The arms combine elements of the three former municipalities : the crown from Kronoby, the cross from Terjärv and the ploughshare from Nedervetil.
The previous arms were granted on February 15, 1955.
The arms show a canting crown (Kronan), which appeared on the oldest seal of the local parish, dating from 1607. In 1607 King Karl IX was crowned, and the new parish was named after the event.
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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