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'''NARVA''' | '''NARVA''' | ||
County: [[Ida-Virumaa]] | County: [[Ida-Virumaa]] | ||
[[File:narva.gif|center| | [[File:narva.gif|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}c1.jpg|center|300 px| | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}c1.jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a 1671 coin | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Image taken from http://valitsus.ee/et/riigikantselei/riigi-ja-omavalitsuste-symbolid/ and Troels P. Roland | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Estonia|'''Literature''']]: Image taken from http://valitsus.ee/et/riigikantselei/riigi-ja-omavalitsuste-symbolid/ and Troels P. Roland | ||
[[Category:Estonian municipalities]] | [[Category:Estonian municipalities]] | ||
[[Category:Ida-Virumaa]] | [[Category:Ida-Virumaa]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1992]] | [[Category:Granted 1992]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:50, 19 September 2023
NARVA
County: Ida-Virumaa
Official blazon
Sinisel kilbil hõbedased kaks kohakuti vastassuundades kala ja kaks mõõka ja kolm sõõri.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on July 24, 1992, but date from 1937.
The two fish refer to the importance of Narva as a fishing harbour. The three cannon balls symbolise that the city has been an important border town during its history. Narva was a longtime Swedish town on the border with Russia (now the Estonian-Russian border).
The sword and scimitar are based on the arms of Karelia and date from the Swedish time (compare also the arms of Finland.
 The arms on a 1671 coin |
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Literature: Image taken from http://valitsus.ee/et/riigikantselei/riigi-ja-omavalitsuste-symbolid/ and Troels P. Roland