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'''NARVA''' | '''NARVA''' | ||
County: [[Ida-Virumaa]] | County: [[Ida-Virumaa]] | ||
[[File:narva.gif|center]] | [[File:narva.gif|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Sinisel kilbil hõbedased kaks kohakuti vastassuundades kala ja kaks mõõka ja kolm sõõri. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on July 24, 1992, but date from 1937. | |||
The two fish refer to the importance of Narva as a fishing harbour. The three cannon balls symbolise that the city has been an important border town during its history. Narva was a longtime Swedish town on the border with Russia (now the Estonian-Russian border). | |||
The sword and scimitar are based on the arms of Karelia and date from the Swedish time (compare also the arms of [[Finland]]. | |||
The arms | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}c1.jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a 1671 coin | |||
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{{media}} | |||
[[Literature]] : Image taken from http:// | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Estonia|'''Literature''']]: Image taken from http://valitsus.ee/et/riigikantselei/riigi-ja-omavalitsuste-symbolid/ and Troels P. Roland | ||
[[Category:Estonian municipalities]] | [[Category:Estonian municipalities]] | ||
[[Category:Ida-Virumaa]] | [[Category:Ida-Virumaa]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1992]] | [[Category:Granted 1992]] | ||