Man lär sig något nytt varje dag

Jag hittade en sajt om vapensköldar när jag var runt och letade efter ingenting.
Där fanns Kirunas vapensköld med.

Den korta historia som finns medtagen om skölden var mycket intressant. Det man ska komma ihåg är att gruvstrejken i kiruna var 1969-1970.

"The arms were granted in 1949 and again registered in 1974. The arms show in the upper half the symbol of iron. The city is well known for its iron mines. The lower half shows a ptarmigan (fjällripa in Swedish), a canting element, as it is named 'girun' in the local Sami language. In 1971 the ptarmigan received red claws and bill, which caused some problems within the city council, as some saw the red colour as a political symbol... "