Almada

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ALMADA

District : Setúbal

Official blazon

Escudo de azul, com um castelo de ouro aberto e iluminado de vermelho, tendo a torre central carregada por uma cruz de Santiago, de vermelho, e as laterais carregadas, cada uma por um escudete de azul em ponta, besantado de prata. O castelo assente num monte de penhascos de negro, realçados de prata e de verde, cortado por três faixetas ondadas, duas de prata e uma de azul. Coroa mural de cinco torres de prata. Listel branco com os dizeres : " CIDADE DE ALMADA ".

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 30, 1985.

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The previous arms were granted on May 25, 1936 and only differ in the crown.