Rubí

Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Spain - Heraldica Española

RUBÍ

Region : Catalonia
Province : Barcelona

Official blazon

Escut caironat truncat: 1r. de gules, 2 claus passades en sautor amb les dents a dalt i mirant cap enfora, la d'or en banda per damunt de la d'argent en barra; 2n. d'or, 4 pals de gules. Per timbre una corona mural de ciutat.

Origin/meaning

These arms have been officially granted on 2nd April 1990.

The keys of St. Peter are the attribute of the local patron saint. The royal arms of Catalonia-Aragon (four pales Gules on Or) remind the jurisdiction of the counts-kings over the town.

Literature : Image taken from http://escuts.wikispaces.com; background by Enric Fontvila