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image by Tomislav Šipek, 29 October 2015
Here is flag (unusual) and coat of arms of Fjell. Administrative center is Straume.
Source:
https://www.fjell.kommune.no/Aktuelt/Beste-bilete-i-Vekstlandet-konkurransen/
Tomislav Šipek, 29 October 2015
image by Tomislav Šipek, 29 October 2015
The [c2j87] implies that the design was not
approved by a royal resolution, but notes that it was adopted by the municipal
administration on 27 April 1957, after a drawing by Magnus Hardeland. I guess
the design was not considered "good enough" for high quality standards of the
Norwegian municipal heraldry. [c2j87] even are
not calling it a coat of arms, but an emblem ("et merket").
The seagull is said to represent "setting off" (as in "setting off on a
journey") and living by and of the sea. The design also represents the sea and
the steep mountains - the last canting the municipal name.
Željko Heimer, 10 November 2015