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Additions : 1969 Hietaniemi | Additions : 1969 Hietaniemi | ||
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I fält av silver en gående svart räv, med röd tunga, mellan tre sexuddiga röda stjärnor ordnade två och en. | I fält av silver en gående svart räv, med röd tunga, mellan tre sexuddiga röda stjärnor ordnade två och en. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were designed and granted in 1949 and officially registered in 1974. | The arms were designed and granted in 1949 and officially registered in 1974. | ||
The arms are based on an old seal for Övertorneå | The arms are based on an old seal for Övertorneå where among other things, some stars and an animal were shown, which has been interpreted as an fox, in connection to ancient Roman sources about black fox fur, which perhaps had been obtained from this area. | ||
'''[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Sweden|Literature]]''': Nevéus and de Waern, 1992 | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Swedish Municipalities Ö]] | [[Category:Swedish Municipalities Ö]] |
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