Chaves

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Official blazon
Portuguese	Escudo de azul, ponte de três arcos de prata, movente dos flancos, lavrada de negro, saínte de um contra-chefe ondado de prata e azul; em chefe, escudo de prata carregado de cinco escudetes de azul postos em cruz, carregado cada um de cinco besantes de prata e com uma bordadura de vermelho carregada de sete castelos de ouro, acompanhada de duas chaves de ouro, estando a da dextra volvida em cortesia. Escudo cercado pelo colar da Ordem militar de Torre e Espada do valor, lealdade e mérito. Coroa mural de prata de cinco torres. Listel branco com os dizeres: " CIDADE DE CHAVES ", a negro.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on November 11, 1987.

The water probably denotes the old Latin name of the town, Aqua Flaviae. The name Chaves seems to be derived from Flaviae and means keys, the keys thus are a canting symbol. The small shield shows the Portuguese arms, its significance I don't know.

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The arms in 1860
The arms in 1862

Freguesias in Chaves:

Literature: image send by Sergio Horta; information provided by Raul Cesar de Sa

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