Kvevlax

KVEVLAX - KOIVULAHTI

Region : Pohjanmaa
Former province : 1997-2009 Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Vaasa)
Incorporated into : 1973 Korsholm

(fi) Sinisessä kentässä lilja, saatteena lakioittain kaksi kuusisakaraista tähteä; kaikki kultaa.
(sv) I blått fält en lilja åtföljd ginstamsvis av två sexuddiga stjärnor; allt av guld.

The arms were granted on March 8, 1955.

The arms show a fleur-de-lis and two stars, which are derived from the many religious decorations in the local church.

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

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