Austevoll, Hordaland (Norway)

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image by Tomislav Šipek, 15 February 2017
Approved on 30 November 1984.

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Austevoll municipality is situated in Hordaland county.

The fishing industry is the most important industry to the island community of Austevoll, and it is only natural that this should be reflected in its symbols. Actually, before considering adopting arms and a flag, Austevoll used a herring as a logo for three decades. Therefore it was decided that the flag should contain four white herrings, arranged diagonally facing the hoist, on a field of blue. The colours reflect those of the sea and the fisheries, the herring being known as the silver of the sea. The flag was approved in Royal resolution of 30 November 1984, and was designed by John Digernes.
Source: The text and image are based on research Engene did for an article published in the German vexillological journal Der Flaggenkurier, No. 2, 1996 [joe96]. Consult this article for detailed references to sources.
Jan Oskar Engene, 25 June 2002

The flag of Austevoll is already reported, so here is coat of arms. Administrative center is Storebø.
Source: https://lovdata.no/dokument/OV/forskrift/1984-11-30-1933?q=flagg
http://foto.digitalarkivet.no
Tomislav Šipek, 15 February 2017

Coat of Arms

image by Tomislav Šipek, 20 January 2016

Official blazon in Norwegian: "På blå bunn fire kvite silder på skrå oppover, 1-2-1."
Blazoned in English: "Azure four herrings argent in bend 1-2-1."
English blazon by Željko Heimer, 5 August 2002