Zaragoza (city)

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ZARAGOZA

Region : Aragón
Province : Zaragoza

Official blazon

En un campo de gules un león rampante de oro, linguado, uñado, armado y coronado del mismo metal; el timbre, corona real, abierta y sin diademas que es un círculo de oro, engastado de piedras preciosas, compuesto de ocho florones, visibles cinco, interpolados de perlas. El todo rodeado por una corona formada por dos ramas una de laurel y otra de palma, con una cinta cargada de las iniciales de los títulos concedidos a la ciudad. |- |English | (city) No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |}

Origin/meaning

The lion already appears on the 13th century seals of the city and the arms thus have never changed. The lion most likely is derived from the Kingdom of León.

The letters surrounding the shield are the initials of the titles the city received during the wars in the 19th century (Napoleon and the independence war of 1838) : Muy Noble, Muy Leal, Muy Heroica, Muy Benéfica, Siempre Heroica e Inmortal.