Santo Antão do Tojal
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SANTO ANTÃO DO TOJAL
Municipality : Loures
District : Lisboa
Official blazon
Escudo de verde, quatro palas de prata, chefe de prata carregado de um aqueduto de cinco arcos de negro; bordadura de negro carregada de oito ramos de três laranjas de ouro folhados e ligados por troncos de verde. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco com a legenda a negro: “ SANTO ANTÃO DO TOJAL “.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on December 17, 1992.
The arms show the local aquaduct, one of the oldest in the Lisbon region, 4 km long and used for the fountains in the local palaces. The lower half shows garden plots and is a symbol for the local agriculture. The bordure is taken from the arms of Loures city. Literature : image send by Sergio Horta