Coat of arms of Vestfold

The coat of arms of Vestfold alludes to the tradition of the ancient Norwegian Royal house of Yngling originated in Vestfold. ^[1] It is a golden medieval cloverleaf crown on red background. It was created by Hallvard Trettebærg and approved on 30. January 1970.

The current coat of arms is a redesigned version of the coat of arms for Vestfold from 1970 until the merger with Telemark in 2020.^[2]

References

^ "Fylkesvåpen" (in Norwegian). Vestfold fylkeskommune. Archived from the original on 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
^ "Fylkesvåpen" (in Norwegian). Vestfold fylkeskommune. Archived from the original on 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2012-02-19.

Literature

Hans Cappelen and Knut Johannessen: Norske kommunevåpen, Oslo 1987

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[1] "Fylkesvåpen" (in Norwegian). Vestfold fylkeskommune. Archived from the original on 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2012-02-19.

[2] "Fylkesvåpen" (in Norwegian). Vestfold fylkeskommune. Archived from the original on 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2012-02-19.

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