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|width="70%" align="center" |'''Heraldry of the World<br/>Civic heraldry of [[Norway]] - [[Norske Kommunevåpen]]'''
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'''PORSGRUNN'''
'''PORSGRUNN'''


Province : [[Telemark]]<br>
Province : [[Vestfold og Telemark]] (until 2020 [[Telemark]])<br>
Additions : 1964 [[Brevik]], Eidanger
Additions : 1964 [[Brevik]], Eidanger


[[File:porsgrun.gif|center]]
[[File:porsgrun.gif|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
 
====Official blazon====


{| class="wikitable"
|+Official blazon
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|'''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 divesid 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.
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:porsgrunn.hagno.jpg|center]]  <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffe Hag Norge|Coffee Hag album]] +/- 1930  
|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|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|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a manhole cover
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[[Literature]] : [http://www.kf.kommorg.no/ Norwegian Municipal Network] and Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987.
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[[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]]
[[Category:Telemark]]
[[Category:Telemark]]
[[Category:Vestfold og Telemark]]
[[Category:Granted 1905]]
[[Category:Granted 1905]]
[[Category:Granted 1964]]
[[Category:Granted 1964]]
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