Editing Valle, Norway (section)

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 11 May 1984. The official [[blazon]] is "[[Gules]], five saltires [[couped]] [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] [[saltire|in saltire]] ({{langx|no|På raud grunn fem gull Andreas-krossar, 2-1-2}}). This means the arms have a red [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a group of five [[saltire]] (St. Andrew's cross). The crosses are [[couped]] which means they are cut off or separate and they are laid out [[saltire|in saltire]] which means they are in the form of an X, in the pattern 2-1-2, together forming a larger cross. The crosses have 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 design was based on the diagonal beams forming construction and decoration in old Norwegian wooden churches, especially decorating the railings of the second floor balconies. This design was part of the medieval [[Hylestad Stave Church]], located in [[Rysstad]]. This pattern is also used in traditional [[Setesdal sweater]]s that have long been made and worn in the municipality. The arms were designed by Daniel Rike. 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=Valle |access-date=2023-01-16 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Valle, Aust-Agder (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-09-40.html |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1984-07-15 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1984-05-11-1103?q=flagg |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>