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The new arms were adopted in 2916 and became official on January 1st, 2017. | The new arms were adopted in 2916 and became official on January 1st, 2017. | ||
The new arms refer to the formerly important hunting in the whole area, not only the city of Sandefjord itself. The colours | The new arms refer to the formerly important hunting in the whole area, not only the city of Sandefjord itself. The colours are the old colours of Sandefjord. | ||
The previous arms were granted on May 9, 1914. | The previous arms were granted on May 9, 1914. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:sandefjord.hagno.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffe Hag Norge|Coffee Hag album]] +/- 1930 | |align="center"|[[File:sandefjord.hagno.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffe Hag Norge|Coffee Hag album]] +/- 1930 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:sandefjord1.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a municipal car (image by Jan-Erik Løken) | |align="center"|[[File:sandefjord1.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms on a municipal car (image by Jan-Erik Løken) | ||
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The new arms of 2017 were the result of a local competition, in which 38 proposals were selected in the final round. One of the proposals (nr 18 in gold) was finally selected as the new municipal arms. | |||
The proposals were : | |||
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File:sandefjord01.jpg|Proposal nr 1 | |||
File:sandefjord2.jpg|Proposal nr 2 | |||
File:sandefjord3.jpg|Proposal nr 3 | |||
File:sandefjord4.jpg|Proposal nr 4 | |||
File:sandefjord5.jpg|Proposal nr 5 | |||
File:sandefjord6.jpg|Proposal nr 6 | |||
File:sandefjord7.jpg|Proposal nr 7 | |||
File:sandefjord8.jpg|Proposal nr 8 | |||
File:sandefjord9.jpg|Proposal nr 9 | |||
File:sandefjord10.jpg|Proposal nr 10 | |||
File:sandefjord11.jpg|Proposal nr 11 | |||
File:sandefjord12.jpg|Proposal nr 12 | |||
File:sandefjord13.jpg|Proposal nr 13 | |||
File:sandefjord14.jpg|Proposal nr 14 | |||
File:sandefjord15.jpg|Proposal nr 15 | |||
File:sandefjord16.jpg|Proposal nr 16 | |||
File:sandefjord17.jpg|Proposal nr 17 | |||
File:sandefjord18.jpg|Proposal nr 18 | |||
File:sandefjord19.jpg|Proposal nr 19 | |||
File:sandefjord20.jpg|Proposal nr 20 | |||
File:sandefjord21.jpg|Proposal nr 21 | |||
File:sandefjord22.jpg|Proposal nr 22 | |||
File:sandefjord23.jpg|Proposal nr 23 | |||
File:sandefjord24.jpg|Proposal nr 24 | |||
File:sandefjord25.jpg|Proposal nr 25 | |||
File:sandefjord26.jpg|Proposal nr 26 | |||
File:sandefjord27.jpg|Proposal nr 27 | |||
File:sandefjord28.jpg|Proposal nr 28 | |||
File:sandefjord29.jpg|Proposal nr 29 | |||
File:sandefjord30.jpg|Proposal nr 30 | |||
File:sandefjord31.jpg|Proposal nr 31 | |||
File:sandefjord32.jpg|Proposal nr 32 | |||
File:sandefjord33.jpg|Proposal nr 33 | |||
File:sandefjord34.jpg|Proposal nr 34 | |||
File:sandefjord35.jpg|Proposal nr 35 | |||
File:sandefjord36.jpg|Proposal nr 36 | |||
File:sandefjord37.jpg|Proposal nr 37 | |||
File:sandefjord38.jpg|Proposal nr 38 | |||
</gallery> | |||
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SANDEFJORD
Province : Vestfold og Telemark (until 2020 Vestfold)
Additions : 1968 Sandar; 2017 Andebu, Stokke
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The new arms were adopted in 2916 and became official on January 1st, 2017.
The new arms refer to the formerly important hunting in the whole area, not only the city of Sandefjord itself. The colours are the old colours of Sandefjord.
The previous arms were granted on May 9, 1914.
The Viking ship symbolises the famous Gokstad ship, that was found near Sandefjord in 1880, one of the best preserved Vikings ships known. The whale symbolises the fact that in the late 19th and early 20th century Sandefjord was a main harbour for whalers in the Southern oceans.
The arms in the Coffee Hag album +/- 1930 |
The arms on a municipal car (image by Jan-Erik Løken) |
The new arms of 2017 were the result of a local competition, in which 38 proposals were selected in the final round. One of the proposals (nr 18 in gold) was finally selected as the new municipal arms.
The proposals were :
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Literature : Norwegian Municipal Network; Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987.