Tammisaaren maalaiskunta
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TAMMISAAREN MAALAISKUNTA - EKENÄS LANDSKOMMUN
Region : Uusimaa
Former province : 1997-2009 Etelä-Suomen, until 1997 Uusimaa
Incorporated into : 1977 Tammisaari (2009 Raasepori)
Official blazon
Hopeakentässä pystyssä vihreä tammenoksa, jossa lehtiä ja alaosassa kaksi punaista terhoa; alapuolella sininen aaltokoroinen tyviö, jossa hopeinen, punavaruksinen kala.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on March 3, 1953.
The oak branch is taken from the arms of the city of Tammisaari and is canting (Ek=oak in Swedish). The lower half shows the importance of fishing for the municipality.
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.