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====Official blazon==== | |||
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. | |||
====Origin/meaning==== | ====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. | 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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[[Category:Portuguese municipalities C]] | [[Category:Portuguese municipalities C]] | ||
[[Category:Vila Real]] | [[Category:Vila Real]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1987]] | |||