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Portuguese India was a Portuguese colony until 1975. It is now the State of Goa in India. | Portuguese India was a Portuguese colony until 1975. It is now the State of Goa in India. | ||
On May 8, 1935 the colony received its first arms, based on the same structure as all Portuguese colonies (compare [[Angola]], [[Macao]] and [[Mozambique]]). The upper right half and the bottom are identical for all colonies and show the 5 shields of the Portuguese National arms and the waves for the 'overseas' colonies. The upper left half differs between the colonies and | In June 1932 the first arms for the Portuguese colony of Portuguese India were designed and proposed to the Ministry of Colonies. The arms follow a centralised pattern with a bordure with the castle of Portugal and a cross as used by the Portuguese discoverers. For each province a separate symbol was used as the main charge. For Portuguese India an old man holding the shield of Portual was chosen. These arms were, as far as I know, never officially adopted and replaced in 1935. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:portindia1932.jpg|center|300 px|Colonial arms of Portuguese India]] <br/>The proposal from 1932 | |||
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On May 8, 1935 the colony received its first arms, based on the same structure as all Portuguese colonies (compare [[Angola]], [[Macao]] and [[Mozambique]]). The upper right half and the bottom are identical for all colonies and show the 5 shields of the Portuguese National arms and the waves for the 'overseas' colonies. The upper left half differs between the colonies and Portuguese India a broken wheel (for Saint Catherine) and a tower (fortress) were chosen. These already appeared in a roll of arms of 1862. | |||
When in 1951 the colony was transformed into a province, the text on the banner was changed from Colony to Province, but the arms itself remained unchanged. The arms were abandoned at the independence in 1975. | When in 1951 the colony was transformed into a province, the text on the banner was changed from Colony to Province, but the arms itself remained unchanged. The arms were abandoned at the independence in 1975. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:novagoa.jpg|center|350 px|Arms of Nova Goa]] <br/>The arms of Nova Goa in 1862 | |align="center"|[[File:novagoa.jpg|center|350 px|Arms of Nova Goa]] <br/>The arms of Nova Goa in 1862 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:portindia.jpg|center|450 px|Colonial arms of Portuguese India]] <br/>The arms from 1951 | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:ip-c1.jpg|center|300 px|Colonial arms of Portuguese India]] <br/>Coin with the colonial arms | |||
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