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Balestrand, Sogn og Fjordane (Norway)

Last modified: 2015-11-20 by zoltán horváth
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[Flag of Balestrand]
image by Tomislav Šipek, 18 November 2015


See also:

The Flag

Here is flag and coat of arms of Balestrand.
Source: https://lovdata.no/dokument/OV/forskrift/1989-11-17-1201?q=flagg
Tomislav Šipek, 18 November 2015


Coat of Arms

[COA of Balestrand]
image by Tomislav Šipek, 18 November 2015

Blazon: På blå grunn eit oppveksande nedvend sølv sverd. In English: Azure a down-poining sword argent issuand from the base.
Approved by the royal resolution of 17 November 1989
There seems to be no indication of authors or symbolic behind the design available on line, other then it repsesents a Viking sword
Source: http://ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Balestrand
A design agency shows the municipal logos including the coat of arms
Source: http://www.gastaprofil.com/balestrand-grafiske-profil-merkevareplattform-balestrand-kommunevapen-2-linjer/
but it is not clear if they actually designed the coat of arms itself.