Korppoo
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KORPPOO - KORPO
Region : Varsinais-Suomi
Former province : Western Finland (until 1997 Turku and Pori)
Incorporated into : 2009 Parainen
Official blazon
Kultakentässä musta kruunupää korppi siivet koholla; kruunu ja kieli punaiset.
I fält av guld en svart, krönt, gående korp med upplyftade vingar; krona och tunga röda.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on December 27, 1956.
The arms show a crowned crow, which was taken from the historical banner of the town. The crow, korp in Swedish, is a canting symbol for the village.
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.