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The flag of the Church of Norway. It is a banner of the church's arms; consisting of a cross trefly surmounting two axes addorsed, the design is known as Olavsmerket ("the Mark of Saint Olaf"), and has been used in ecclesiastical seals, arms, and marks in Norway since the 16th century. The combination is most commonly interpreted as one of universal (cross) and national (axes) Christian symbols (the latter has also featured in the arms of Norway itself since around 1280). While Olavsmerket had long been perceived and used as the common emblem of the Church of Norway, it was only on 1990‐09‐28 that it was officially approved as the church's arms and flag, by resolution of the Crown Prince Regent. |
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Forskrifter for bruk av Den norske kirkes våpen  This vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this file:  Den norske kirkes våpen.svg. |
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This official Norwegian coat of arms is ineligible for copyright, but its usage is restricted according to Norwegian penal law, independent of the copyright status of the depiction shown here. |  |
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| current | 13:22, 27 October 2021 | | 1,080 × 900 (3 KB) | VulpesVulpes42 | Regrettable hack to make the file render correctly. |
| 13:09, 27 October 2021 |  | 1,080 × 900 (3 KB) | VulpesVulpes42 | Will this work? | |
| 13:07, 27 October 2021 |  | 1,080 × 900 (3 KB) | VulpesVulpes42 | Uploaded a work by {{unknown|author}} from [https://lovdata.no/forskrift/1990-06-08-4151 Forskrifter for bruk av Den norske kirkes våpen] [https://lovdata.no/forskrift/1990-09-28-866 Godkjenning av våpen og flagg for Den norske kirke] [https://kirken.no/nb-NO/om-kirken/for-medarbeidere/design/olavsmerket/ Den norske kirkes våpenskjold – kirken.no] [https://company-55997.frontify.com/d/uViDwmyySLou/profilmanual#/logo-overordnet/vapenskjoldet Den norske kirke – Profilmanual – Våpenskjoldet] w... |
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