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* 1998 [[Kjalarneshreppur]]


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'''REYKJAVÍK'''
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Until 1957 the city used a simple seal showing a fisherman (see image below). This seal was designed for the town in 1815. Reykjavík had received town status in 1786.
Until 1957 the city used a simple seal showing a fisherman (see image below). This seal was designed for the town in 1815. Reykjavík had received town status in 1786.
[[File:reykjavik-seal.jpg|center]]


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|align="center"|[[File:reykjavik1.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on the city hall (2015)
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|align="center"|[[File:reykjavikcover.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a manhole cover ([https://www.flickr.com/photos/nicksherman/6142904386/in/set-72157594337952999/ source])
File:reykjavik-seal.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Reykjavík|The old seal of Reykjavík
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File:reykjavik1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Reykjavík|The arms on the city hall (2015)
|align="center"|[[File:reykjavikstory.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The story of the pillars on a 1974 coin<br> (image from auction site)
File:reykjavik2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Reykjavík|The arms on the city
File:reykjavikcover.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Reykjavík|The arms on a manhole cover ([https://www.flickr.com/photos/nicksherman/6142904386/in/set-72157594337952999/ source])
File:reykjaviks1.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Reykjavík|Stamp issued 1961
File:reykjaviks2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Reykjavík|Stamp issued 1961
File:reykjavikstory.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Reykjavík|The story of the pillars on a 1974 coin<br> (image from auction site)
File:2081.wi2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Reykjavík|The arms on a Dutch [[Willem II]] cigar band
File:Reykjavik.vgz.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Reykjavík|The arms on a Dutch [[VéGé (silks)|VéGé]] silk
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[[Literature]] : Image obtained from the Icelandic Association of Municipalities (Samband Íslenzkra Svetarfélaga) and http://reykjavik.is/skjaldarmerki-reykjavikur


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[[Literature]] : Image obtained from the Icelandic Association of Municipalities (Samband Íslenzkra Svetarfélaga) and http://reykjavik.is/skjaldarmerki-reykjavikur
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[[Category:Granted 1957]]
[[Category:Icelandic municipalities]][[Category:Granted 1957]]

Latest revision as of 06:57, 22 April 2024

Arms (crest) of Reykjavík
REYKJAVÍK

Country : Iceland
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Additions:


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Official blazon
Icelandic blazon wanted
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were designed in 1951 and officially adopted by the city of Reykjavík on June 6, 1957.

The arms show the throne pillars of Ingolfr Árnarson, the first permanent settler of Iceland. After his banishment form Norway, he decided to settle in Iceland. After reaching the coast he threw his throne pillars in the sea and swore to built his home on the spot where the pillars would drift ashore. He found his pillars in the second summer in Iceland on the spot of the present Reykjavík. He thus founded the city.

Until 1957 the city used a simple seal showing a fisherman (see image below). This seal was designed for the town in 1815. Reykjavík had received town status in 1786.

Image gallery

  • Arms (crest) of Reykjavík

    The old seal of Reykjavík

  • Arms (crest) of Reykjavík

    The arms on the city hall (2015)

  • Arms (crest) of Reykjavík

    The arms on the city

  • Arms (crest) of Reykjavík

    The arms on a manhole cover (source)

  • Arms (crest) of Reykjavík

    Stamp issued 1961

  • Arms (crest) of Reykjavík

    Stamp issued 1961

  • Arms (crest) of Reykjavík

    The story of the pillars on a 1974 coin
    (image from auction site)

  • Arms (crest) of Reykjavík

    The arms on a Dutch Willem II cigar band

  • Arms (crest) of Reykjavík

    The arms on a Dutch VéGé silk

Literature : Image obtained from the Icelandic Association of Municipalities (Samband Íslenzkra Svetarfélaga) and http://reykjavik.is/skjaldarmerki-reykjavikur

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