Penha de França

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PENHA DE FRANÇA

Municipality : Lisboa
District : Lisboa

Official blazon

Escudo de azul, o depósito de água conhecido por " Fogareiro ", de prata, acompanhado de quatro espigas de trigo de ouro, atadas do mesmo, duas à dextra e duas à sinistra e em ponta de um cacho de uvas de púrpura folhado de ouro. Coroa mural de três torres de prata. Listel branco com a legenda de negro, em maiúsculas : " PENHA DE FRANÇA - LISBOA ".

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on November 12, 1994.

The arms show the local water tower (locally known as the stove), buit in 1929 and a symbol for the parish.

The grapes and wheat ears refer to the (former) importance of agriculture and the rich soil in the parish. The blue field symbolises the local patron saint, Our Lady of Penha de França.