Coat of arms of Harstad
Harstad’s arms show two wavy silver bars on blue and a crown with three towers.
Swedish description in the Heraldica record SV
The text below is the Swedish description in the Heraldica record. Whether its wording is an official blazon has not been independently verified. The editorial text keeps the heraldic description distinct from the municipality’s explanation of colour symbolism.
I blått fält två genom vågskuror bildade bjälkar av silver.
The design and adoption of the arms
Harstad Municipality describes the arms as two wavy silver bars on a blue field and also notes a crown with three towers. It says the arms were confirmed in their present form by Royal Resolution on 24 April 1953.
The municipality’s explanation of the colours
Harstad Municipality explains blue as representing the sea and white or silver as representing waves. This is the municipality’s own interpretation of the symbolism.
Source: Harstad kommune: byvåpen
Sources and image rights
Heraldica record · Image file page on Wikimedia Commons · Wikidata
Wikimedia Commons lists this image as: Public domain
Creator listed on Commons: Tilfeldigbrukernavn
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Licence information for the Heraldica reference image: CC BY-SA 3.0. Rights information may differ between image sources.
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