The coat of arms of the Portuguese Autonomous Region of Madeira consists of a shield azure a pale or charged with a Cross of Christ, with external elements. The shield was established by the Regional Decree 30/78/M of 12 September 1978. The external elements (supporters, crest and motto) were established by Regional Legislative Decree 11/91/M of 24 April 1991.[1][2]
Coat of arms of the Autonomous Region of Madeira
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Lesser Coat of arms of the Autonomous Region of Madeira
The monk seals supporting the shield in the coat of arms are an homage to the only large mammals found by the first inhabitants of the island, and allude to the need to preserve this endangered species.
The Autonomous Region of Madeira motto, Das Ilhas as Mais Belas e Livres, is Portuguese for "Of all islands, the most beautiful and free".
Symbolismedit
The use of the “toad-mouth” helmet, generally attributed to King João I, of which one exists in the Military Museum of Lisbon, was chosen given the fact that this King determined the settlement of the archipelago.
An armillary sphere, as crest, was chosen, due to its connection to the Discoveries and King Manuel I and given the fact that it is an architectural and sculptural element found in many public buildings in Funchal.
The two monk seal supports, symbolize the Region's homage to the only large mammals found when the first settlers arrived.
Initially, in 1990, the proposed motto was a fragment from Os Lusíadas, allusive to Madeira, “Of which we populated the first”. However, at the beginning of the following year, at a Government meeting, the chosen verse was “Of all islands, the most beautiful and free".[1][2]
coat, arms, madeira, coat, arms, portuguese, autonomous, region, madeira, consists, shield, azure, pale, charged, with, cross, christ, with, external, elements, shield, established, regional, decree, september, 1978, external, elements, supporters, crest, mott. The coat of arms of the Portuguese Autonomous Region of Madeira consists of a shield azure a pale or charged with a Cross of Christ with external elements The shield was established by the Regional Decree 30 78 M of 12 September 1978 The external elements supporters crest and motto were established by Regional Legislative Decree 11 91 M of 24 April 1991 1 2 Coat of arms of the Autonomous Region of MadeiraVersionsLesser Coat of arms of the Autonomous Region of MadeiraArmigerAutonomous Region of MadeiraAdopted1978CrestAn Armillary sphere OrTorseAzure and OrShieldAzure a pale Or charged with the Cross of ChristSupportersTwo monk sealsMottoPortuguese Das Ilhas as Mais Belas e LivresOther elementsRoyal Helm OrUseLegislative Assembly of Madeira and Regional Government of Madeira Contents 1 Features 1 1 Interior 1 2 Supporters 1 3 Crest 1 4 Motto 2 Symbolism 3 See also 4 ReferencesFeatures editInterior edit The central shield is blazoned azure a pale or charged with a Cross of Christ Supporters edit The monk seals supporting the shield in the coat of arms are an homage to the only large mammals found by the first inhabitants of the island and allude to the need to preserve this endangered species Crest edit The gold armillary sphere represents the Age of Discovery initiated by the Portuguese and King Manuel I of Portugal who ordered the settling of the archipelago Motto edit The Autonomous Region of Madeira motto Das Ilhas as Mais Belas e Livres is Portuguese for Of all islands the most beautiful and free Symbolism editThe use of the toad mouth helmet generally attributed to King Joao I of which one exists in the Military Museum of Lisbon was chosen given the fact that this King determined the settlement of the archipelago An armillary sphere as crest was chosen due to its connection to the Discoveries and King Manuel I and given the fact that it is an architectural and sculptural element found in many public buildings in Funchal The two monk seal supports symbolize the Region s homage to the only large mammals found when the first settlers arrived Initially in 1990 the proposed motto was a fragment from Os Lusiadas allusive to Madeira Of which we populated the first However at the beginning of the following year at a Government meeting the chosen verse was Of all islands the most beautiful and free 1 2 See also editFlag of Madeira Hymn of MadeiraReferences edit a b Simbolos da Autonomia ALRAM Assembleia Legislativa da Regiao Autonoma da Madeira Retrieved 14 February 2020 a b brasoes de armas Aprender Madeira in European Portuguese 2 January 2017 Retrieved 14 February 2020 permanent dead link nbsp This Autonomous Region of Madeira related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This heraldry related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Coat of arms of Madeira amp oldid 1174337155, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
