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CALHETA

Region : Açores

Official blazon
Portuguese	Escudo de prata com duas folhas de inhame de verde em chefe, um açor da sua cor, com um escudete de prata carregado com as quinas do escudo de Portugal nas garras flanqueado por dois escudetes, sendo o da dextra de prata, carregada com a cruz de Cristo, de vermelho e vazia de campo e o da sinistra também de prata e carregado com uma cruz dita de S. Jorge, em contra chefe, uma ilha, de negro saínte de uma faixa ondada de verde e de prata de quatro peças. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel branco com a legenda a negro em maiúsculas : “ VILA DA CALHETA “.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 15, 1985.

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Freguesias in Calheta :

Literature: image send by Sergio Horta