Batea
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BATEA
Region : Catalonia
Province : Tarragona
Official blazon
Escut caironat: d'atzur, un sinistrogir nu d'argent empunyant una destral d'or, en actitud de batre un socó d'argent posat en pal. Per timbre una corona mural de vila.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on June 18, 1991.
The arms are canting: they show an arm with a axe cutting down ("abatent" in Catalan) a tree, and it's a traditional sign of the arms of Batea.
Literature : Image taken from Wikipedia; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.