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Steigen, Nordland (Norway)

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[Flag of Steigen]
image by Tomislav Šipek, 10 November 2015

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The Flag

Here is flag and coat of arms of Steigen. Administrative center is Leinesfjord.
Source: https://lovdata.no/dokument/OV/forskrift/1991-01-11-39?q=flagg
Tomislav Šipek, 10 November 2015

Coat of Arms

[COA of Steigen]
image by Tomislav Šipek, 10 November 2015

Blazon: I gull tre svarte øksehoder i skrå rekke. In English: Or three axe blades sable in bend.
Approved by the royal resolution of 11 January 1991 after a drawing by Henry Tømmerås, the municipal cultural secretary at the time.
Source: http://www.steigen.kommune.no/kommunevaapen.111188.no.html
The Viking axes were chosen to represent the link the municipality has with the past, while three of them stand for the three municipalities that merged to form the current one in 1964.
Željko Heimer, 14 November 2015