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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Portugal - Brasões dos municípios portugueses |
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ALDOAR
Municipality : Porto
District : Porto
Official blazon:
Escudo de vermelho, uma espada e um alfange quebrado, ambos de prata, com os punhos de ouro e passados em aspa; em chefe, cruz da Ordem de São João de Jerusalém, dita de Malta. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco com a legenda a negro: “ ALDOAR - PORTO “.
Origin/meaning :
The arms were officially granted on April 22, 1997.
The cross in the arms is the cross of the Maltese Knights, who had a castle in the area. The sword and scimitar are symbols of the battle between the Christian knights and the Arabs.
Literature : image send by Sergio Horta; information provided by Raul Cesar de Sa