Parainen

PARAINEN - PARGAS (2009-2011 Väståboland / Länsi-Turunmaa)

Region : Varsinais-Suomi
Former province : Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Turku and Pori)
Additions : 1967 Parainen maalaiskunta; 2009 Houtskari, Iniö, Korppoo, Nauvo

Official blazon

(2008) Punaisessa kentässä hopeinen, kultakruunuinen ankkuri.
(2008) I rött fält ett ankare av silver krönt med en krona av guld.
(1961) Punaisessa kentässä paaluittainen, siivekäs vuorimoukari, jonka varren alaosa muodostaa ankkurinperän ja sen kourat, kaikki kultaa.
(1961) I rött fält en stolpvis ställd, bevingad bergsmansslägga, vars skaft nedtill övergår i en ankarkrona med dlyn, allt av guld.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 25, 2008.

These are the arms of the former Navo municipality.

The previous arms were granted on June 26, 1961.

The arms show a miner's hammer, changing into an anchor. These two symbolise the major industries in town, chalk-mining and fisheries. The wings are a symbol of trade and shipping.

The arms on a road sign

The arms on a road sign (2010)

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

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