Dyrøy

Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen

DYRØY

Province : Troms

Official blazon

I blått en stående sølv rev.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on April 4, 1986.

The arms show a fox, especially a so-called platinum-fox, a typical type of the silver polar fox. This type of fox is first bred in the area around Dyrøy and was first shown in 1933.

Literature : Norwegian Municipal Network; Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987.