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-[[File:asker.gif|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
+[[File:asker.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
 ===Official blazon===
+===Origin/meaning===
+The arms were adopted in 2019 and became valid on January 1, 2020.
-===Origin/meaning===
+The arms show three sails, one for each of the former municipalities.
-The arms were granted on October 7, 1975.
+The arms were chosen after a contest with the follwing other proposals:
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+File:asker01.jpg
+File:asker02.jpg
+File:asker03.jpg
+File:asker04.jpg
+File:asker05.jpg
+File:asker06.jpg
+File:asker07.jpg
+File:asker08.jpg
+File:asker09.jpg
+</gallery>
+The previous arms were granted on October 7, 1975.
+[[File:asker.gif|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
 The arms show three tree trunks, or askekaller in Norwegian, and are thus canting. The trees are a kind of willow, which were cut every year to provide food for the animals. The trees thus developed after many years a very typical shape, which was characteristic for the area.
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 |align="center"|[[File:asker1.jpg|center]]  <br/>The arms at the municipal border (image by Jan-Erik Løken)
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