Editing Vindafjord (section)

===Coat of arms===
The original [[coat of arms]] was granted on 12 December 1986 and it was in use until a new coat of arms was approved on 10 March 2006. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Gules (heraldry)|Gules]], five [[Chevron (heraldry)|chevrons]] [[argent]] two over two over one"'' ({{langx|no|På raud grunn fem svevande kvite sparrar, 2-2-1}}). This means the arms have a red [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a set of five [[Chevron (heraldry)|chevrons]]. 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 design was meant to give the appearance of a collection of ''[[rorbu]]er'' or ''nauster'' (these are typical Norwegian boat houses that are often painted red and white). There were five shapes used in order to represent the five predecessor municipalitites that were merged into Vindafjord in 1965: [[Sandeid (municipality)|Sandeid]], [[Vikedal (municipality)|Vikedal]], [[Imsland]], [[Vats (municipality)|Vats]], and [[Skjold (municipality)|Skjold]]. The arms were designed by John Digernes. 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=Vindafjord |access-date=2023-07-01 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref name="FW">{{Cite web |title=Vindafjord, Rogaland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-11-60.html |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1986-12-12 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1986-12-12-2287 |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

A new [[coat of arms]] was granted on 10 March 2006, shortly after the merger of [[Ølen]] with Vindafjord. The new arms were a mix of the arms of the two municipalities which were merged. The swirling design is taken from the old coat of arms of [[Ølen]] and the colours (red and silver/white) are from the old arms of Vindafjord. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Gyronny]] [[embowed]] [[argent]] and [[gules]]"'' ({{langx|no|Åttedelt av kvitt og raudt ved virvelsnitt}}). This means the arms are a whirl design that divides the shield into 8 curved sections. The [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) alternates colors, with half having a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of green and the other half have a tincture of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The design was chosen to symbolise the way that several major roads come together in the municipality, making it an important centre of trade. The arms were designed by Vigdis Viland. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref name="NK" /><ref name="FW" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-03-10 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/2006-03-10-317 |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref> 
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Vindafjord komm.svg|Current arms since 2006
Vindafjords_kommunevåpen_1986.svg| Old arms of Vindafjord (1986-2005)
Ølen komm.svg|Old arms of Ølen (1986-2005)
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