List of Greenland coats of arms

This list shows the coat of arms of the island of Greenland .

Municipalities

location	coat of arms	Surname	Remarks
		Avannaata
		Kujalleq	Description of coat of arms: The coat of arms is divided into silver and red and has a curved head in mixed up colors . The horned ram's head facing the viewer also changes colors in the shield. Symbolism: ram's head = important sheep breeding in South Greenland; Colors and stylized sun = reference to the flag of Greenland .
		Qeqertalik
		Qeqqata	Description of the coat of arms: In blue a gray bar with two waves going upwards in the valley of which a white iceberg protrudes and is accompanied by two white five-pointed stars . Below are six (3; 2; 1) such stars in the coat of arms. Symbolism: two big stars = cities Sisimiut and Maniitsoq, six small stars = settlements Kangerlussuaq , Sarfannguit , Itilleq , Kangaamiut , Napasoq and Atammik
		Sermersooq	Description of the coat of arms: In silver in front of a golden sun disk, an Inuksuk on a slightly upwardly curved silver bar with a blue upper edge over a blue shield base with three silver waves that become narrower and smaller to the left. Symbolism: ice-covered sea, Inussuk , sun

Unregulated areas

location	coat of arms	Surname	Remarks
		Northeast Greenland National Park
		Thule Air Base	Air base symbol

Municipal coat of arms until 2008

The following localities were independent communities with their own coat of arms until the administrative reform in 2009 :

location	coat of arms	Kalaallisut Danish	Remarks
		Nuuk Godthåb municipality	Description of the coat of arms: In blue above a floating golden kayak paddle and three lowered silver pointed wave beams in front of a continuous silver mountain in front of a silver-plinthed red Greenland house with two gables facing forward, thirteen silver windows in gables and wall, above in the gables a large silver window, Covered with a green roof with three red dormers with silver windows, a red roof ridge, equipped in the middle with a red weather vane with a compass rose and a cock. Symbolism: teacher seminar = symbol of the city; Mount Sermitsiaq = another symbol of the city; Kayak paddles and waves = reference to the sea
		Sisimiut Holsteinsborg municipality	Description of the coat of arms: In blue a silver walrus head
		Ilulissat Jakobshavn municipality	Description of the coat of arms: Split in silver and blue with an iceberg in confused colors , the left side is higher, accompanied by a snowflake in confused colors floating in every upper corner. Symbolism: iceberg = place of icebergs
		Aasiaat Egedesminde municipality	Description of the coat of arms: A spider web in mixed colors divided into silver and blue . Symbolism: spider web = meeting place
		Ivittuut municipality	Description of the coat of arms: In the shield , which is divided into blue and silver, there are two arctic foxes in confused colors , the lower one is turned to the left.
		Qaqortoq Julianehåb municipality	Description of the coat of arms: In silver, a blue pole, bent on both sides, in which a silver scales in confused colors stand over a silver anchor . Symbolism: Libra = founded by the dealer Anders Olsen ; blue curved pole = river through the city; Crown = Queen Juliane Marie ; Anchor = meaning of the sea and hope
		Maniitsoq Sukkertoppen municipality	Description of the coat of arms: In blue, an inserted straight silver tip over which a reindeer head with antlers in confused colors lies.
		Ammassalik municipality
		Paamiut Frederikshåb parish
		Narsaq parish
		Nanortalik municipality	Description of the coat of arms: Three silver polar bears placed in red on a pole .
		Uummannaq parish
		Qasigiannguit Christianshåb municipality	Description of the coat of arms: Shield divided into silver and blue shows a red shrimp at the top and a silver shrimp facing backwards at the bottom . At the upper plate edge of the municipality name with blue capital letters "K'ASIGIÁNGUIT MUNICIPALITY".
		Upernavik municipality	Description of the coat of arms: In blue, three silver sea lions around a silver toothed disc in clockwise direction.
		Qeqertarsuaq Godhavn parish	Description of the coat of arms: In blue, a silver bowhead whale above which the polar light forms a silver arc between the edges of the shield. Symbolism: bowhead whale = meaning of whaling; Aurora = location in the polar region
		Kangaatsiaq municipality	Coat of arms Description: Blue a back seeing silver ptarmigan above the left Obereck a right open silver crescent moon floats.
		Qaanaaq Thule parish	Description of the coat of arms: In blue there is a silver narwhal with the tip of its tail in the base of the shield and with the sword in the upper right corner and above this in the middle of the upper edge of the shield is a silver four-pointed star .
		Ittoqqortoormiit Scoresbysund municipality	Description of the coat of arms: In silver, an inserted straight blue tip on each side of which a blue musk ox head with a white faceplate floats.