Editing Volda Municipality (section)

===Coat of arms===
[[File:Volda komm.svg|thumb|left|110px|Arms in use from 1987 to 2019]]
[[File:Volda komm 2020.svg|thumb|left|110px|Current arms since 2020]]
The original [[coat of arms]] was granted on 19 June 1987 and they were in use until 1 January 2020 when the municipality was greatly enlarged. The official [[blazon]] was ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], a downwards pointing fountain pen nib [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|På blå grunn ein nedvend sølv pennesplitt}}). This means the arms had a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] was the tip of a [[fountain pen]]. The charge had a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it was commonly colored white, but if it was made out of metal, then silver was used. This design was chosen to symbolize the long history of education in Volda&ndash;it was the site of the first secondary school outside of a major city in Norway. The arms were designed by Inge Rotevatn. 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=Volda |access-date=2023-04-15 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Volda, Møre og Romsdal (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-15-19.html |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1987-06-19 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1987-06-19-530 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

The current [[coat of arms]] was approved in 2019 for use starting on 1 January 2020 when [[Hornindal Municipality]] and part of [[Ørsta Municipality]] were added to Volda Municipality. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], a downwards pointing fountain pen nib flanked by two [[scythe]]s endorsed [[argent]]"''. This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is the tip of a [[fountain pen]] with a scythe on each side. 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 arms from 1987 were modified by adding two [[scythe]]s on either side of the tip of a [[fountain pen]]. The scythes were taken from the old arms of the former municipality of Hornindal. Hornindal historically had large numbers of [[blacksmith|smiths]] and their scythe production was well known in the wider region. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref name="NK" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Forslag til kommunevåpen og alle innsende forslag |url=https://nyevolda.no/aktuelt/forslag-til-kommunevapen-og-alle-innsende-forslag/ |access-date=2020-02-09 |publisher=NyeVolda.no |language=no}}</ref>