Maranhão

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Official blazon
Portuguese	Escudo de ouro, faixa ondada de azul e prata de três peças carregadas de sete peixes, postos em faixa, alinhados de três, três, dois, de um no outro e animados de vermelho; em chefe, cruz da Ordem de Avis. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: “ MARANHÃO - AVIS “.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 21, 2002.

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The arms on a textile patch

Literature : image send by Sergio Horta

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