Nykarleby landskommun

NYKARLEBY LANDSKOMMUN - UUDENKAARLEPYYN MAALAISKUNTA

Region : Pohjanmaa
Former province : 1997-2009 Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Vaasa)
Incorporated into : 1975 Nykarleby

Nykarleby landskommun Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen

Official blazon

(fi) Punaisessa kentässä kaksi vastakkain kääntynyttä ja lomittaista puolikuuta, joiden päällä kruunu; kaikki kultaa.
(sv) I rött fält två motvända och in i varandra gripande halvmånar, bärande en krona; allt av guld.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 9, 1965.

The arms are based on the local parish seal from 1611, which showed the monogramme of King Karl IX of Sweden. The letters were changed into tow crescents, but the idea remained the same.

Literature: Pirinen, 1982

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