Directorate of Signal Services, Portuguese Army

DIRECTORATE OF SIGNAL SERVICES, PORTUGUESE ARMY

Official blazon
Portuguese	Escudo de azul, oito raios elétricos de ouro apontados ao meio do chefe, da ponta, dos flancos dextro e sinistro e dos cantões dextro e sinistro do chefe e da ponta, brocante um castelo do mesmo, aberto e iluminado de vermelho; Elmo militar, de prata, forrado de vermelho, a três quartos para a dextra; Correia de vermelho perfilada de ouro; Paquife e virol de azul e de ouro; Timbre: uma garra de leão de ouro empunhando seis raios elétricos do mesmo; Divisa: num listel de branco, ondulado, sotoposto ao escudo, em letras de negro, maiúsculas, de estilo elzevir “POR ENGENHO E CIÊNCIA".
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms shows the Emblem of the Signal Troops of Portugal the Tower emitting Lightings. The Crest shows a Lion's Jamb indicating the Lion of the arms of the Portuguese Army. It is holding a bundle of Lightnings indication the Signal Services.

Literature: Image from Dicionario de Heraldica on Facebook. Blazon from https://www.exercito.pt/

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