Directorate of Medical Services, Portuguese Army

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DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL SERVICES, PORTUGUESE ARMY

Coat of arms (crest) of the Directorate of Medical Services, Portuguese Army
Official blazon
Portuguese Escudo de púrpura, uma serpente de ouro animada de vermelho;

Elmo militar de prata, forrado de vermelho, a três quartos para a dextra; Correia de vermelho perfilada de ouro; Paquife e virol de púrpura e de ouro; Timbre: uma romã de ouro, rachada de vermelho, sustendo uma cruz do primeiro; Divisa: num listel de branco, ondulado, sotoposto ao escudo, em letras de negro, maiúsculas, estilo elzevir “IN BELLO UITAM SERUARE".

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Origin/meaning

The Snake indicates the Medical Symbol the Rod of Aesculapius. The Pomegrenade symbolises the Services' Patron St. John of God.


Literature: Image from Dicionario de Heraldica on Facebook. Blazon from https://www.exercito.pt/


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