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The arms show St. Catherine and her symbol, the broken wheel. These have been derived from the medieval seal of the local parish. | The arms show St. Catherine and her symbol, the broken wheel. These have been derived from the medieval seal of the local parish. | ||
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[[Literature]] : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p. | [[Literature]] : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p. | ||
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KAARINA
Region : Varsinais-Suomi
Former province : Western Finland (until 1997 Turku and Pori)
Additions : 1946 Kuusisto; 2009 Piikkiö
Official blazon
- (1955) Punaisessa kentässä hopeinen, yläreunaltaan rikottu teilausratas; päällikkeenä Pyhä Katariina, oikeassa kädessään miekka ja kohotetussa vasemmassa kädessään avonainen kirja; kaikki kultaa.
- (2009) Punaisessa kentässä kolme nousevaa kultaista, apilakärkistä sudenhammasta.
Origin/meaning
The arms were adopted in 2009 and are the old arms of Piikiö, see there.
Previously the municipality used the arms below, granted on June 13, 1955.
The arms show St. Catherine and her symbol, the broken wheel. These have been derived from the medieval seal of the local parish.
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Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.