Editing Birkenes (section)

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 5 December 1986. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Vert (heraldry)|Vert]], a birch branch with three leaves [[argent]] [[Attitude (heraldry)|issuant]] from the base"'' ({{langx|no|I grønt en oppvoksende sølv bjørkekvist med tre blader}}). This means the arms have a green [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[birch]] tree branch with three leaves. The branch and leaves have a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The green color in the field symbolizes the importance of [[agriculture]] in the municipality. The arms are a [[Canting arms|canting]] of the Norwegian word {{lang|no|bjørk}} which means [[birch]] (it is canting since ''bjørk'' is similar to "birk-" in the name Birkenes). The three leaves symbolize the three main areas in the municipality: Birkenes in the south, [[Herefoss]] in the northeast, and Vegusdal in the northwest. The arms were designed by Daniel Rike who based it off an idea by Knut Øvensen. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Birkenes |access-date=2023-01-20 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Birkenes, Aust-Agder (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-09-28.html |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1986-12-05 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1986-12-05-2273?q=flagg |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref> {{see also-text|Coats of arms of [[Coat of arms of Bjerkreim|Bjerkreim]] and [[Coat of arms of Lavangen|Lavangen]]}}