Nauvo
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NAUVO - NAGU
Region : Varsinais-Suomi
Former province : Western Finland (until 1997 Turku and Pori)
Incorporated into : 2009 Parainen
Official blazon
Punaisessa kentässä hopeinen, kultakruunuinen ankkuri.
I rött fält ett ankare av silver krönt med en krona av guld.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on September 29, 1958.
The anchor refers to the importance of shipping and fishing for the community. The crown refers to the island of Gullkrona (gold-crown) and the Gullkrona Sound.
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.