Aura

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AURA

Region : Varsinais-Suomi
Former province : Western Finland (until 1997 Turku and Pori)

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Official blazon

Punaisessa kentässä alainen, aaltokoroinen hirsi, jonka yläpuolella kehäaura; kaikki kultaa.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 29, 1957.

The plough is a canting element (aura is a type of plough), and the wavy bar symbolises the Aura river.

Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.