Vihti
Revision as of 06:45, 25 July 2013 by Knorrepoes (talk | contribs)
Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Finland |
VIHTI
Region : Uusimaa
Former province : 1997-2009 Etelä-Suomen, until 1997 Uusimaa
Official blazon
Kultakentässä aaltokoroinen, kaateinen polviorsi, jonka yläpuolella satteena vesipyörä; molemmat siniset.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on June 12, 1953.
The arms show the letter V, the town's initial, by two wavy lines, which symbolise the many waterways in the municipality. The wheel refers to the local industry.
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.