Altares

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ALTARES

Municipality : Angra do Heroísmo
Region : Açores

Official blazon
Portuguese	Escudo de prata, monte de três cômoros de verde, movente dos flancos e de um pé ondado de prata e verde; brocante, um bastão de ouro, com ferros de vermelho, postos em pala e tendo suspensa uma cabaça do mesmo, entre duas coroas do Espírito Santo, de vermelho, em chefe. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco com a legenda a negro, em maiúsculas : “ ALTARES - ANGRA DO HEROÍSMO “.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on May 11, 2000.

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