Editing Vardø Municipality (section)

===Coat of arms===
{{main|Coat of arms of Vardø}}
The [[coat of arms]] dates to 1898. Its borders are drawn using the [[national colours]]: red, white, and blue. The border frames the shield, and the centre field shows a complex scene incorporating a [[sunrise]] with rays, two [[fishing vessel|fishing boats]] with crews, the [[sea]] with waves, and a large [[cod]]. In the [[chief (heraldry)|chief]] is the year of the town's foundation, 1789, together with the words ''"Vardöensis Insignia Urbis"'', meaning "the seal of the town of Vardø". In the lower part of the arms is the town motto: ''"Cedant Tenebræ Soli"'', meaning "Darkness shall give way to the sun."<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 June 2002 |title=Kommunevåpen |url=http://fotw.us/flags/no-20-02.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419130048/http://www.fotw.us/flags/no-20-02.html |archive-date=19 April 2008 |access-date=2008-12-13 |publisher=Flags of the World |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=http://www.ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Vardø |access-date=2018-06-05 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref> This is a [http://www.vardo.kommune.no/upload/vardo/bilder/diverse/2008/vardohigh.jpg high resolution version] of the coat of arms.