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Additions : 1964 [[Brevik]], Eidanger | Additions : 1964 [[Brevik]], Eidanger | ||
[[File:porsgrun.gif|center| | [[File:porsgrun.gif|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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|'''Norwegian''' | |'''Norwegian''' | ||
| | | blazon wanted | ||
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|'''English''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were granted on January 16, 1905 and reconfirmed on April 16, 1964. | The arms were granted on January 16, 1905 and reconfirmed on April 16, 1964. | ||
The arms were | The arms were designed in 1905 when the town needed a new city hall. The upper half shows a pors-plant (I don't know the English name), and is thus a canting symbol. The anchor symbolises the importance of the local harbour. The bend is the small river running through the town. | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.sn.jpg|center|300 px| | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.sn.jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Hugo Gerard Ströhl|Ströhl]] in 1905. | ||
|align="center"|[[File:porsgrunn.hagno.jpg|center| | |align="center"|[[File:porsgrunn.hagno.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffe Hag Norge|Coffee Hag album]] +/- 1930 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}7.jpg|center|300 px| | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}7.jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a manhole cover | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : [http://www.kf.kommorg.no/ Norwegian Municipal Network] and Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Norway|'''Literature''']]: | ||
[http://www.kf.kommorg.no/ Norwegian Municipal Network] and Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987. | |||
[[Category:Norwegian municipalities P]] | [[Category:Norwegian municipalities P]] | ||