Tomar

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Official blazon
Portuguese	Escudo de ouro com uma torre torreada de negro, aberta e iluminada de prata, acompanhada em chefe da cruz dos Templários, e da Cruz de Cristo e a mesma torre assente num monte de verde cortado por um rio ondeado de prata aguado de azul. Coroa mural de prata de cinco torres. Listel branco com a legenda a negro : " TOMAR ".
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 20, 1960.

The arms show the (huge) local castle built by the Knights Templar ("Castelo Templario"), and which is situated on a large hill. The left cross depicts the cross of Templars. The right cross depicts the cross of the Order of Christ which was the name of a military order founded in 1318.This order was the heritage of the Knights Templar in Portugal, after the suppression of the Templars in 1312.

Image gallery

The arms in 1860
The arms in 1862
The arms on a cover

Freguesias in Tomar :

Literature : image send by Sergio Horta

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