Mérida

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MÉRIDA

Region : Extremadura
Province : Badajoz

Official blazon

Spanish

En campo de gules, puerta romana de la ciudad, de oro: Muralla con almenas en forma de T, con dos puertas arqueadas y abiertas, entre dos altas torres redondas, almenadas y con sendas ventanas arqueadas y abiertas; Tras las torres, asienta un arco coronado de siete almenas en forma de T. Sobre las puertas lleva, en dos líneas, las letras AUGUSTA EMERITA". Al timbre, corona Real abierta. Origin/meaning The gate in the arms is taken from the roman coins made in Mérida in the Roman Empire and was one of the gates of the city. The name Augusta Merita was the Roman name of the city Contact and Support Contact Facebook Donate with Paypal Donate with WhyDonate Our eBay shop Rare heraldic book downloads Partners: Meijerink heraldic bookshop Webaldic heraldic identifying programme Nederlands Genootschap voor Heraldiek Armorial de France Homunculus / Heraldicum Disputationes De Raaf heraldic design Your logo here ? Contact us © 1995-2025, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink Index of the site Literature : Image taken from http://www.geocities.com/panizo2000 (with permission); background by Pablo Padilla y Velázquez-Gaztelu