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'''Country''' : Denmark [[File:Denmark-small.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Country''' : Faroe Islands [[File:foroyar1.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms have first been used in the 1920s, and have never been officially granted. The arms show the hand with a hammer, symbolising the Germanic God Thor, after which the town is named. | The arms have first been used in the 1920s, and have never been officially granted. The arms show the hand with a hammer, symbolising the Germanic God Thor, after which the town is named. | ||
The waves are canting for the second part of the name, which means harbour. | The waves are canting for the second part of the name, which means harbour. | ||
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[[Literature]] : Achen, 1982 | [[Literature]] : Achen, 1982 | ||
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[[Category:Faroe Islands]] | [[Category:Faroe Islands]] | ||
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Country : Denmark  Country : Faroe Islands 
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Origin/meaning
The arms have first been used in the 1920s, and have never been officially granted. The arms show the hand with a hammer, symbolising the Germanic God Thor, after which the town is named.
The waves are canting for the second part of the name, which means harbour.
Image gallery
Postal cancellation
Literature : Achen, 1982
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