Loviisa
LOVIISA - LOVISA
Region : Uusimaa (2009-2011 (Itä-Uusimaa)
Former province : 1997-2009 Etelä-Suomi, until 1997 Uusimaa
Additions : 2010 Liljendal, Pernaja, Ruotsinpyhtää
Official blazon
Sini-kultakatkoinen kilpi. Sinisessä kentässä kaksi kultaista tykkiä ristikkäin ja kultaisessa kentässä musta ankkuri.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on March 18, 1969
The arms are a combination of guns, as a symbol for Loviisa being a bordertown, and an anchor, as a symbol for sea faring. The arms were originally granted in 1756.
 Seal from around 1860 |
 Seal from around 1900 |
 The arms on a road sign |
 The arms on the town hall |
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Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.