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Province : [[Nordland]]  
Province : [[Nordland]] <br>
Additions : 1964 Andenes, Bjørnskinn, Dverberg


[[File:andoy.gif|center]]
[[File:andoy.gif|center]]
====Official blazon====
Delt av blått og sølv ved virvelsnitt mot venstre.


====Origin/meaning====
====Origin/meaning====

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ANDØY

Province : Nordland
Additions : 1964 Andenes, Bjørnskinn, Dverberg

Andoy.gif

Official blazon

Delt av blått og sølv ved virvelsnitt mot venstre.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on January 7, 1983.

The arms show a wave as a symbol for the fact that the town is situated at the sea and that fishing is of importance.

Literature : Capellen and Johannessen, 1987