Askøy
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ASKØY
Province : Hordaland
Additions : 1964 Herdla
Official blazon
Eit grønt asketre på ei øy mot botn i sølv.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on September 28, 1961.
The arms are canting showing a aspen tree (aske) on an island (øy) and waves of the sea in the base of the shield.
Literature : Norwegian Municipal Network and Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987.