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![[Flag of Tinn]](../images/n/no-08-26.gif) image by Tomislav Šipek, 24 February 2017
 
image by Tomislav Šipek, 24 February 2017
Article by Jan Oskar Engene in NFK 25, p. 17-19 titled "Tre nyere norske 
kommuneflagg" (Three newer Norwegian community flags, if I am not much mistaken) 
we have as [joe97a]
Željko Heimer, 04 March 2010
Flag is presented on FOTW. Administrative center is Rjukan.
Source:
https://lovdata.no/dokument/OV/forskrift/1994-11-25-1047?q=flagg
http://foto.digitalarkivet.no 
Tomislav Šipek, 30 October 2015
![[Flag of Tinn]](../images/n/no-08-26a.gif) image by Tomislav Šipek, 5 May 2018
 
image by Tomislav Šipek, 5 May 2018
The municipality today uses a blue variant of flag:
http://www.radiorjukan.no/nyheter/1777/kommuneflagget-til-besvaer-er-tilbake-pa-rjukan-torg/
Tomislav Šipek, 5 May 2018
![[COA of Tinn]](../images/n/no)08-26.png) image by Tomislav Šipek, 30 October 2015
 
image by Tomislav Šipek, 30 October 2015
Here is coat of arms of Tinn. 
Tomislav Šipek, 30 October 2015
The coat of arms was approved by the royal resolution of 25 November 1994. 
Blazon: I sølv fem blå dråper, 3-2. In English: Argent five goutes d'eau, three 
and two. 
From 
http://www.ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Tinn The five water drops 
refer to the five rivers in the municipality and the hydro-electric power 
station in Rjukan.
Željko Heimer, 10 November 2015