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'''A CORUÑA - LA CORUÑA''' | '''A CORUÑA - LA CORUÑA''' | ||
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Province : [[A Coruña (province)|A Coruña]] | Province : [[A Coruña (province)|A Coruña]] | ||
[[File:coruna.png|center]] | [[File:coruna.png|center|350 px|Escudo de {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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En campo de azur, sobre peñas de su color, una torre de plata (que representa a la Torre de Hércules), mazonada y aclarada de sable, cubierta con un faro de gules, y acompañada de siete veneras de oro, puestas tres a cada flanco y una en punta; brochante sobre las peñas, una calavera de plata, coronada de oro, acolada a dos tibias del mismo metal puestas en aspa. | |+Official blazon | ||
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| En campo de azur, sobre peñas de su color, una torre de plata (que representa a la Torre de Hércules), mazonada y aclarada de sable, cubierta con un faro de gules, y acompañada de siete veneras de oro, puestas tres a cada flanco y una en punta; brochante sobre las peñas, una calavera de plata, coronada de oro, acolada a dos tibias del mismo metal puestas en aspa. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The town was founded long before Roman times. The arms show the tower of Hercules, a famous lighthouse in the city. The scallops are the badges of St. James (Santiago). A Coruña is close to [[Santiago de Compostela]] and many pelgrims came ashore in the harbour of A Coruña. | The town was founded long before Roman times. The arms show the tower of Hercules, a famous lighthouse in the city. The scallops are the badges of St. James (Santiago). A Coruña is close to [[Santiago de Compostela]] and many pelgrims came ashore in the harbour of A Coruña. '''[[Literature]]''': | ||
{{media}} de Cadenas, A. A. and de Cadenas, V. : Heraldica de las comunidades autonomas y de las capitales de provincia. Hidalguia, Madrid, 1985; Louda, J. : European Civic Heraldry. Hamlyn, London, 1966. | |||
[[Category:Spanish Municipalities C|Coruna]] | [[Category:Spanish Municipalities C|Coruna]] | ||
[[Category:Galicia|Coruna]] | [[Category:Galicia|Coruna]] | ||
[[Category:A Coruña|Coruna]] | [[Category:A Coruña|Coruna]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:41, 29 January 2024
A CORUÑA - LA CORUÑA
Region : Galicia
Province : A Coruña
| Spanish | En campo de azur, sobre peñas de su color, una torre de plata (que representa a la Torre de Hércules), mazonada y aclarada de sable, cubierta con un faro de gules, y acompañada de siete veneras de oro, puestas tres a cada flanco y una en punta; brochante sobre las peñas, una calavera de plata, coronada de oro, acolada a dos tibias del mismo metal puestas en aspa. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The town was founded long before Roman times. The arms show the tower of Hercules, a famous lighthouse in the city. The scallops are the badges of St. James (Santiago). A Coruña is close to Santiago de Compostela and many pelgrims came ashore in the harbour of A Coruña. Literature:
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Index of the site de Cadenas, A. A. and de Cadenas, V. : Heraldica de las comunidades autonomas y de las capitales de provincia. Hidalguia, Madrid, 1985; Louda, J. : European Civic Heraldry. Hamlyn, London, 1966.