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TRAMAGAL

Municipality : Abrantes
District : Santarém

Official blazon

Escudo de ouro, roda dentada de negro circundada por ramo de tramagueira de verde florido de branco e ramo de oliveira de verde frutado de negro com os pés passados em aspa e atados de vermelho; campanha ondada de cinco tiras ondadas de azul e prata. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel de prata com a legenda em letras negras maiúsculas: "TRAMAGAL".

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ?

The arms show a canting Tamarisk (Tamarix africana, Tramagal in Portuguese) and an olive branch. The latter refers to agriculture and cultivation of olive trees for olive oil. The cogwheel refers to the industry in the parish. The wavy base refers to the Tagus river.