Aseral, Vest-Agder (Norway)

Åseral

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Here is flag and coat of arms of Åseral. Administrative center is Kyrkjebygda.
Source: https://lovdata.no/dokument/OV/forskrift/1989-01-20-34?q=flagg
Tomislav Šipek, 25 November 2015

Coat of Arms

image by Tomislav Šipek, 25 November 2015

Blazon: På grøn grunn ein sølv hestesko. In English: Vert a horseshoe argent.
Approved by the royal resolution of 20 January 1989
(In this part of the world, one would never put a horseshoe like this. As a symbol of luck, it is supposed, according to the popular belief, to have the opening upwards, so the luck would fall in and gather at the bottom of the shoe, and should not be opened downwards, for the luck to drop out... I guess that this symbolic is not known in Norway...)
The horseshoe sybolizes the most important domestic animals in a mountain town like this one. A working horse and transportation mean through both summer and winter, it also stands for good luck and happiness. (https://www.aseral.kommune.no/om-kommunenfakta-om-kommunen/om-var-kommune/83-kommunevapen)
See large drawing of the coat of arms at https://www.aseral.kommune.no/images/kommunevpen%20transperent.png for minor differences.
Željko Heimer, 01 December 2015