Alcantarilha

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ALCANTARILHA

Municipality : Silves
District : Faro

Official blazon
Portuguese	Escudo de azul, um castelo de ouro, lavrado de negro aberto e iluminado de vermelho, com as torres laterais carregadas de dois escudetes antigos de azul, cada um com onze besantes de prata, postos três, dois, três, dois e um, acompanhado de duas flores de amendoeira de prata, botoadas de vermelho e folhadas de ouro; movente dos flancos e assente numa ponta de cinco faixetas ondadas de prata e azul, uma ponte de três arcos de prata, lavrada de negro. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel branco com a legenda a negro : " ALCANTARILHA ".
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on August 16, 2000.

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The previous arms were granted on February 26, 1994 and only differ in the crown: