Mouhijärvi

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MOUHIJÄRVI

Region : Pirkanmaa
Former province : 1997-2009 Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Häme)

Mouhijärvi Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen

Official blazon

Sinisessä kentässä alainen, hammaskoroinen, kaksikärkinen hirsi, jonka yläpuolella saatteena naulakantainen apilaristi; molemmat kultaa.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on June 5, 1957.

The arms show the town's initial and a cross bottony. The latter refers to the agricultural character of the municipality as well as to the old church, which dates from the late 16th century.

Coat of arms (crest) of Mouhijärvi

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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