Editing Modalen (section)

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 2 November 1984. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Vert (heraldry)|Vert]], three spades [[palewise]] two and one [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|På græn grunn tre kvite spadar, 2-1}}). This means the arms have a green [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a set of three [[spade]]s aligned vertically with the center one sitting lower than the others. The charge has 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 spades are a symbol for the [[agriculture]] and sand digging in the municipality, which historically were of great importance. The arms were designed by Egil Korsnes. 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=Modalen |access-date=2023-05-18 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Modalen, Hordaland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-12-52.html |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1984-11-02 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1984-11-02-1837 |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>