Coat of arms of Stord
Stord’s municipal arms show a gold holly sprig; the municipality says holly grows wild on the island.
Swedish description in the Heraldica record SV
The Swedish text in the Heraldica record is kept separate from the arms information in Stord Municipality’s profile manual. The extra wording in the municipal logo is not part of the arms motif.
I rött fält en järnekskvist av guld.
A gold holly sprig
Stord Municipality’s profile manual identifies a gold holly sprig as the motif in its arms. The municipality says holly grows wild on the island, giving the choice a local connection.
A motif adopted in 1987
The municipality says the arms were approved and put into use in 1987. The manual also mentions the town’s nickname kristtornbyen, “the holly town”, and says it appears in the municipal logo. The nickname and logo wording are separate from the charge shown in the shield.
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: Original by caplex.no
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SVG is own work, based upon image from caplex.no.