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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 for Portuguese India a broken wheel | 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 for Portuguese India a broken wheel (for Saint Catherine) and a tower (fortress) were chosen. | ||
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:portindia.jpg|center|450 px]] <br/>The arms from 1951 | |align="center"|[[File:portindia.jpg|center|450 px]] <br/>The arms from 1951 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:ip-c1.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Coin with the colonial arms | |align="center"|[[File:ip-c1.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Coin with the colonial arms | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:novagoa.jpg|center|350 px|Arms of Nova Goa]] <br/>The arms of Nova Goa in 1862 | |||
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====See also:==== | ====See also:==== | ||
*[[:Category:Portuguese India (stamps)|Heraldic stamps from Portuguese India]] | * [[:Category:Portuguese India (stamps)|Heraldic stamps from Portuguese India]] | ||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||