São João de Rei

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SÃO JOÃO DE REI

Municipality : Póvoa de Lanhoso
District : Braga

Official blazon
Portuguese	Escudo de prata com imagem de São João Baptista de carnação, aureolado de ouro, vestido de pele de carneiro de sua cor, coberto com manto vermelho, segurando com a mão direita uma cruz de negro e com a mão esquerda uma vieira de ouro; campanha ondeada de azul e prata. Coroa mural de quatro torres de prata. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro, em maiúsculas: «SÃO JOÃO DE REI».
English	João de Rei No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 5, 1995.

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