Västanfjärd
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VÄSTANFJÄRD
Region : Varsinais-Suomi
Former province : Western Finland (until 1997 Turku and Pori)
Incorporated into : 2009 Kemiönsaari
Official blazon
Punaisessa kentässä kaateinen polviorsi ja yläpuolella saatteena laivakello; molemmat kultaa.
I rött en störtad sparre ovan åaföljd av en skeppsklocka; båda av guld.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on December 18, 1962.
The inversed chevron forms the initial of the municipality. The shop's bell symbolises the importance of navigation for the shipping in the archipelago.
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.