Minas Gerais

---

Brazil heraldry portal

This page is part of the Brazil heraldry portal	Heraldry of the World
Brazilian civic heraldry National Emblem of Brazil Arms and emblems of the states Arms of municipalities Total pages in the Brazilian section : 12,354 of which images : 5,947	Other Brazilian heraldry: Ecclesiastical heraldry Educational heraldry Institutional heraldry Military heraldry Eucalol trade cards Heraldic stamps

MINAS GERAIS STATE

Official blazon

Portuguese	Gerais No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The miner's hammers symbolise the mining and the iron industries in the State, the coffee branches are related to the coffee plantations at the south of the state. Libertas quae sera tamen means "freedom, even late"

Literature : http://www.quatrocantos.com/clipart/brasoes_do_brasil/brasoes_00.htm