Kumlinge

KUMLINGE

Region : Åland (Ahvenanmaa)
Former province : Åland

(se) I rött fält en gyllene örn med utbredda vingar, stående på ett kummel av silver stenar.
(fi) Punaisessa kentässä kultainen kotka siivet levällään seisomassa hopeakivien muodostamalla merimerkillä.

The arms were officially granted on December 19, 1951.

The eagle is a common bird in the area. The pile of stones (cairn) is a canting element (kummel in Swedish).

The arms on a road sign

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

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