Meland
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MELAND
Province : Hordaland
Official blazon
På raud grunn ein sølv navar-spiss som vender nedover.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on May 15, 1987.
The arms show a local type of drill, used in carpentry. In the 1850s drill manufacture started in the municipality, and the local drills are considered of high quality.
Literature : Norwegian Municipal Network and Nye kommunevåbener i Norden. Heraldisk Tidsskrift 62,1990