This page is part of an mirror of © FOTW Flags Of The World website
This website is devoted to the science of vexillology (the study of flags).
All illustrations presented on this website serve exclusively to provide information in the context of vexillology.
The authors and hosts of this site explicitly distance themselfes from any symbols of unconstitutional organizations that may be depicted here.
Last modified: 2021-08-25 by 
christopher oehler
Keywords: batsfjord | fishing hook |
Links: FOTW homepage |
search |
disclaimer and copyright |
write us |
mirrors
image
by
Tomislav Šipek, 13 February 2017
Approved on 19 April 1985.
Once again we are dealing with a very simple, yet distinct, coat of arms, and
consequently also a simple and effective flag: A fishing hook in white on a blue
field. The arms and flag were approved by Royal resolution dated 19 April 1985.
One might criticize the blazon for being too general in the description of the
charge, as the drawing shows a special kind of fishing hook, a type made of
bone. This kind of bone fishing hook is known back to the Stone Age. As we know,
modern metal fishing hooks look quite different, and their thin appearance makes
them unsuitable as heraldic charges. The choice of a fishing hook for a charge
is explained by the fact that Båtsfjord is a community that relies on fishing
for income. Source: [cjo87].
Jan Oskar Engene, 27 April 2002
Is there a reason for Båtsfjord municipality to specifically choose a Stone
age fishing hook?
Peter Hans van den Muijzenberg, 1 May 2002
I am not sure, but I would not be surprised if there is some connection to an
archaeological find in the municipality.
Jan Oskar Engene, 2 May 2002
Norske kommunevåpen [c2j87] shows a
drawing of a hook very similar to the one pictured in the flag, captioned (my
translation): "Bone fishing hook from younger stone-age, found near Vadsø."
The hook in the flag is similar, but made remarkably "fatter" so to
fill the field decently.
Željko Heimer, 2 May 2002
The final design was made by Arvid Sveen after a proposal by Svein Harald
Eliassen. [c2j87]
Željko Heimer, 16 January 2016
![[COA of Båtsfjord]](../images/n/no)20-28.gif)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 15 January 2016
Official blazon in Norwegian: "I blått en hvit fiskekrok." Blazoned in English: "Azure a fish-hook argent."
English blazon by Joe McMillan, 30 July 2002
The flag of Båtsfjord is already reported, so here is coat of arms.
Source:
https://lovdata.no/dokument/OV/forskrift/1985-04-19-895?q=flagg
Tomislav Šipek, 15 January 2016
Advertisement:
Bei Fahnenversand.de erhalten Sie eine Vielzahl an hochwertigen Flaggen, Pins und Aufnähern, zum Beispiel:
