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District : [[Açores]] | District : [[Açores]] | ||
[[File:corvo. | [[File:corvo.gif|center]] | ||
====Official blazon==== | |||
Escudo de prata, com um corvo marinho de negro segurando um peixe de vermelho no bico, pousado sobre um monte de verde, saínte de um ondado de prata e de verde, de três peças; em chefe um açor de negro realçado de ouro voando, segurando uma quina de Portugal nas garras. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel branco com os dizeres : " CORVO ", em letras de negro. | |||
====Origin/meaning==== | ====Origin/meaning==== | ||
The arms were officially granted on August 4, 1948. | |||
The arms show the island of Corvo, which is basically a large volcano, with a canting raven (Corvo). The fish symbolises the importance of fishing for the island. Above the island is the eagle of the Açores group. | The arms show the island of Corvo, which is basically a large volcano, with a canting raven (Corvo). The fish symbolises the importance of fishing for the island. Above the island is the eagle of the Açores group. | ||
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[[Category:Portuguese municipalities C]] | [[Category:Portuguese municipalities C]] | ||
[[Category:Açores]] | [[Category:Açores]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1948]] | |||