Coat of arms of Arjeplog
Arjeplog’s arms place a reindeer antler, a wavy water motif and a waxing moon on a green field.
Swedish description in the Heraldica record
I grönt fält en trillingsträng balkvis av silver varöver ett renhorn av silver och varunder en tilltagande måne av silver.
This is the Swedish description in the Heraldica record. How it was composed and whether it is an official blazon have not been independently verified. The editorial text below is based on the linked source.
Designers
- Bo Sundgren
- Vladimir A. Sagerlund
Registration and history
- 6 November 1952: Royal confirmation on
- 11 January 1974: Registered at the National Board of Patents and Registration
Antler, water and moon
A triple wavy silver line crosses the green field, with a reindeer antler above it and a waxing moon below. Arjeplog Municipality’s brand guide names the motifs as a reindeer antler, rushing wavy water and a symbol for silver.
Source: Heraldica record 3409·Arjeplogs kommun: Varumärkesplattform Arjeplog
Arms confirmed in 1952
The arms were confirmed by the Crown in 1952 and registered in 1974. The municipal brand guide explains the motifs within the municipality’s visual identity; it does not give the individual elements a broader historical meaning.
Source: Heraldica record 3409·Arjeplogs kommun: Varumärkesplattform Arjeplog
Heraldic elements
The heraldic elements are identified using HERO, a heraldry ontology published through Finland's Finto service. It provides structured terminology for describing coats of arms and their components. The list describes the structure of the arms, not the symbolic meaning of its elements.
- escutcheon
- triple bendlet
- reindeer antlers
- increscent
- field
- Argent
- Vert
- unpartitioned
Sources and image rights
Heraldica / National Archives of Finland · Wikidata
Image licence: CC BY-SA 3.0
Image source and credit: National Archives of Sweden / Vladimir Sagerlund
Original image. The image has been resized and converted to WebP. The derivative retains the original image’s licence.
