Almería

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ALMERÍA

Region : Andalucía
Province : Almería

Official blazon

Cuartel central: Cruz de San Jorge (Roja carmesí sobre fondo de plata). Cuarteles exteriores: El número de Cuarteles que componen la bordura son quince compones, distribuidos de manera alternativa en Granadas, Aguilas, Castillos, Leones y Palos, en número de tres por cada uno de estos símbolos. Corona: Corona Real Cerrada: Dorada con perlas, almohadillado rojo y pedrería. Orla: De plata con inscripción en negro, y con la leyenda: "Muy noble, muy leal y decidida por la libertad, ciudad de Almería".

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 7, 2005.

The cross in the arms is the cross of St. George, the patron saint of the city. The bordure is derived from the Spanish Royal arms and shows the lion of Léon, the castle of Castille, the pales of Aragón and the pomegranate of Granada (as Almería was part of the Kingdom of Granada).