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Coat of arms of Tromsø

Tromsø’s arms show a walking silver reindeer on a blue field.

Coat of arms of Tromsø
Municipal coat of arms · 5501

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 distinguishes the arms from the municipality’s current logo.

I blått fält en gående ren av silver.

The motif and official description

Tromsø Municipality defines the arms as a walking silver reindeer on blue. It describes the arms as the municipality’s official emblem and names Hallvard Trætteberg as their designer.

Source: Tromsø kommune: profil og kommunevåpen·Heraldica record 3900

The municipal arms and the municipal logo

Tromsø Municipality’s logo combines the municipal arms with the municipality’s name. This graphic combination is distinct from the official verbal description of the arms.

Source: Tromsø kommune: profil og kommunevåpen

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: Own work

More image information

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Licence information for the Heraldica reference image: CC BY-SA 3.0. Rights information may differ between image sources.

Based upon logo at the city's website.

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