Región de Murcia

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REGIÓN DE MURCIA

Status : Autonomous Region and Province

Official blazon

Escudo raso, de perfil español. Campo rojo o de gules. En el cantón diestro del Jefe, cuatro castillos en oro formados de dos en dos, a modo de cuadrado. En el cantón izquierdo de la punta, siete coronas de oro dispuestas en cuatro filas horizontales, de una, tres, dos y una, respectivamente. Sobre el Escudo, Corona Real, por ser Murcia antiguamente Reino.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 8, 1983.

Unfortunately we have no information on the meaning or origin of these arms yet.

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The region uses the arms with a golden bordure, which is not officially described:

The arms as used by the region

The arms used on a 1986 stamp

The previous Province of Murcia used the arms below, adopted on July 12, 1976:

These arms show the arms of the city of Murcia, surrounded by the arms of Caravaca de la Cruz, Cartagena, Cieza, Lorca, Mula, Totana, La Unión and Yecla.