Angra do Heroísmo

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ANGRA DO HEROÍSMO

District : Açores

Official blazon

Escudo de prata com um castelo de vermelho aberto e iluminado de ouro, assente num contra-chefe de quatro faixas, duas de verde e duas de prata. Em chefe um açor de sua cor, voante, tendo nas garras uma quina de Portugal. Escudo cercado pelo Colar da Ordem de Torre e Espada. Coroa mural de cinco torres de prata. Listel branco com os dizeres : " CIDADE DE ANGRA DO HEROÍSMO ", em letras de negro.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on May 14, 1940.

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