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The traditional arms of Tarragona (not official, but widely used by the local council) have been ever since the wavy pales Gules on Or; despite the number of pales has been variable, since the 17<sup>th</sup> century they have been established in four (some opinions say that they are derived from the royal arms of Catalonia-Aragon, four pales Gules on Or). During Franco's Dictatorship period (1939-75), the arms changed their colours in Azure and Argent, as shown below in an old post stamp, and at present they have taken back their traditional Gules and Or colours.
The traditional arms of Tarragona (not official, but widely used by the local council) have been ever since the wavy pales Gules on Or; despite the number of pales has been variable, since the 17<sup>th</sup> century they have been established in four (some opinions say that they are derived from the royal arms of Catalonia-Aragon, four pales Gules on Or). During Franco's Dictatorship period (1939-75), the arms changed their colours in Azure and Argent, as shown below in an old post stamp, and at present they have taken back their traditional Gules and Or colours.


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