Editing Sandefjord (section)

=== Coat of arms ===
[[File:Sandefjord komm.svg|thumb|100px|left|Coat of arms (1914–2017)]]
[[File:Sandefjord komm 2017.svg|thumb|100px|left|Coat of arms (since 2017)]]
Sandefjord has had two coats of arms over the course of its history.

The original [[coat of arms]] was granted on 9 May 1914 and they were in use until 1 January 2017.<ref name="RD" />{{rp|256}} The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Or (heraldry)|Or]], a Viking ship sable with a sail [[Variation of the field|paly]] gules and argent under a whale [[embowed]]"''. This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The arms usually showed a [[mural crown]] over the shield. The [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a Viking ship with a red and white striped sail with an arched whale over the top. The [[Viking ship]] symbolizes the famous [[Gokstad ship]], which was found in Sandefjord in 1880, one of the best preserved Viking ships known. The whale symbolizes that in the late 19th and early 20th century, Sandefjord was a main home port for [[whale hunting|whalers]] operating in the southern oceans. The arms were designed by [[Andreas Bloch]]. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref name="NK">{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Sandefjord |access-date=2023-12-04 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref name="flags">{{Cite web |title=Sandefjord, Vestfold (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-07-06.html |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandefjord kommune, våpen |url=https://foto.digitalarkivet.no/fotoweb/archives/5003-Kommunev%C3%A5pen/Kart%20og%20tegninger%20og%20segl/he10071208070062.tif.info#c=%2Ffotoweb%2Farchives%2F5003-Kommunev%25C3%25A5pen%2F%3Fq%3Dsandefjord |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Digitalarkivet |publisher=Arkivverket |language=no}}</ref>

The current [[coat of arms]] was approved for use starting on 1 January 2017, after the merger of [[Andebu]], [[Stokke]], and Sandefjord.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 September 2016 |title=Nytt kommunevåpen for nye Sandefjord kommune |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/nytt-kommunevapen-nye-sandefjord/id2510803/ |access-date=28 May 2017 |website=Regjeringen.no |language=no}}</ref> The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Or (heraldry)|Or]], a whaler with raised harpoon on a boat issuant from the base [[Sable (heraldry)|sable]]"'' ({{langx|no|I gull i en oppvoksende båt en hvalfanger med hevet harpun, alt i svart}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a whaler with a harpoon standing on a boat that is coming out of the base of the shield. The arms show part of a local whale hunting monument to symbolize the historical importance of [[whaling]]. The arms were designed by Erik Raastad from Sandefjord who called the design "courage and strength". There were also minor modification done by the heraldic expert Jan Eide from Oslo. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref name="NK" /><ref name="flags" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-01-01 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/2016-09-09-1041 |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandefjord kommune, våpen |url=https://foto.digitalarkivet.no/fotoweb/archives/5003-Kommunev%C3%A5pen/Kart%20og%20tegninger%20og%20segl/Sandefjord_Kommunev%C3%A5pen.png.info#c=%2Ffotoweb%2Farchives%2F5003-Kommunev%25C3%25A5pen%2F%3Fq%3Dsandefjord |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Digitalarkivet |publisher=Arkivverket |language=no}}</ref>