Lieksa
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LIEKSA
Region : Pohjois-Karjala
Former province : Itä-Suomi (until 1997 Pohjois-Karjala)
Additions : 1973 Pielisjärvi
Official blazon
Punaisessa kentässä tyvestä nouseva käsijousella ampuva mies, karvalakki päässä, kirves vyöllä; kaikki hopeaa.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on April 20, 1953.
The arms are derived from the seal of the town of Brahea from 1669. The town was short-lived and was situated in the present Lieksa municipality.
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Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.