Armorial of Norway

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This is an incomplete list of Norwegian coats of arms . Today most municipalities and all counties have their own coats of arms. Many Norwegian military units and other public agencies and some private families have coats of arms. For more general information see the page about Norwegian heraldry.

Contents

National

Royal

Civilian agencies

Achievements including the royal arms

Other

Crowned emblems

Military

Ministry of Defence

Norwegian Defence Sector

Defence Staff

Joint Headquarters

Joint Support Services

Former arms of the Joint Support Services

Joint Medical Services

HR and Conscription Centre

Defence Logistics Organisation

Norwegian Army

Former arms of the Norwegian Army

Royal Norwegian Navy

Former arms of the Norwegian Navy

Ship arms of the Navy

Former ship arms of the Navy

Royal Norwegian Air Force

Former arms of the Royal Norwegian Air Force

Norwegian Home Guard

Former arms of the Norwegian Home Guard

Cyber Defence Force

Special Operations Command

Defence University College

Intelligence Service

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Counties and municipalities

Agder

Arms for Agder county and the municipalities (current and former) within it:

Municipalities of Agder
Former arms from Agder

Akershus

Arms for Akershus county and the municipalities (current and former) within it:

Municipalities of Akershus
Former arms from Akershus

Buskerud

Arms for Buskerud county and the municipalities (current and former) within it:

Municipalities of Buskerud
Former arms from Buskerud

Finnmark

Arms for Finnmark county and the municipalities (current and former) within it:

Municipalities of Finnmark
Former arms from Finnmark

Innlandet

Arms for Innlandet county and the municipalities (current and former) within it:

Municipalities of Innlandet
Former arms from Innlandet

Møre og Romsdal

Arms for Møre og Romsdal county and the municipalities (current and former) within it:

Municipalities of Møre og Romsdal
Former arms from Møre og Romsdal

Nordland

Arms for Nordland county and the municipalities (current and former) within it:

Municipalities of Nordland
Former arms from Nordland

Oslo

Arms for Oslo county:

Rogaland

Arms for Rogaland county and the municipalities (current and former) within it:

Municipalities of Rogaland
Former arms from Rogaland

Telemark

Arms for Telemark county and the municipalities (current and former) within it:

Municipalities of Telemark
Former arms from Telemark

Troms

Arms for Troms county and the municipalities (current and former) within it:

Municipalities of Troms
Former arms from Troms

Trøndelag

Arms for Trondelag county and the municipalities (current and former) within it:

Municipalities of Trøndelag
Former arms from Trøndelag

Vestfold

Arms for Vestfold county and the municipalities (current and former) within it:

Municipalities of Vestfold
Former arms from Vestfold

Vestland

Arms for Vestland county and the municipalities (current and former) within it:

Municipalities of Vestland
Former arms from Vestland

Østfold

Arms for Østfold county and the municipalities (current and former) within it:

Municipalities of Østfold
Former arms from Østfold

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