Coat of arms of Extremadura

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Coat of arms of Extremadura
Escudo de Extremadura.svg
Armiger Board of Extremadura
Adopted1985
Crest A former royal crown
(without arches, orb and cross)
Blazon Quarterly: 1 León (modified field), 2 Castile, 3 Pillars of Hercules; inescutcheon, an evergreen oak
Motto Plus Ultra

The coat of arms of the Extremadura is described in the Title I of the Spanish Law 4 of June 3, 1985, the Law of the coat of arms, flag and regional day of Extremadura .

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The official description of the arms of Extremadura according to Law 4/1985 is: [1]

A Spanish (round) bottomed escutcheon. As crest an open coronet with eight breeches of bear or oyster plant leaves, five shown, jewelled. Half-party per pale and per fess escutcheon. In the first quarter, Or, a lion rampant armed and langued Gules. In the second, Gules, a castle Or masoned Sable. In the third, Azure, two corinthian columns Or surrounded by a ribbon Argent with the Motto «Plus Ultra», the ribbon charged with letters Gules. Wavy terrace Azure and Argent. Overall an escutcheon Argent with an evergreen oak Vert trunked.

The shield is quartered, depicting in the first quarter the rampant lion of the Kingdom of León (with the field Or instead Argent); in the second, the castle of the Kingdom of Castile; in the third the columns represent the Pillars of Hercules, adopted as badge by King Charles I; and in the escutcheon is displayed the most common tree in the region. [2]

Almost the entire territory of Extremadura was conquered by Ferdinand II and Alfonso IX of León and the royal arms were introduced in the seal of the Badajoz. Later Extremadura was part of the Crown of Castile and the Pillars of Hercules with the motto were granted to the city during the reign of Charles I. [2]

The official blazon has been criticised by Spanish heraldists like Pedro Cordero Alvarado. He published a detailed study of errors related both to blazon and design together with its symbolic and historical significance. This author, offered a correct heraldic description and reminded that the first quarter should be Argent, the official design of the castle is similar to a tower and the crown should have eight arches (five visible), orb and cross. [3]

The correct blazon proposed by Pedro Cordero Alvarado is: [3]

Per fess and in chief per pale Or a Lion rampant Gules, and Gules a triple-towered castle Or masoned Sable and ajoure Azure; in base Azure a ribbon Argent charged with the Motto 'Plus Ultra' written Gules, the ribbon accosted and conjoined two corinthian columns Or; wavy champagne of eight Argent and Azure; overall an escutcheon Argent, an evergreen oak Vert. For a Crest, a royal crown open.

The coat of arms has a ratio of 5:6. According to the text of the aforementioned Law of symbols, the coat of arms of Extremadura shall be included: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ley 4/1985, de 3 de junio, del Escudo, Himno y día de Extremadura" [Law 4 of June 3, 1985, the Law of the coat of arms, flag and regional day of Extremadura]. Spanish Official Gazette - BOE (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2018. Article 3 of the law 4/1985:
    • El Escudo de Extremadura es un escudo con boca a la española. Timbrado en coronel abierto; compuesto de ocho florones de hojas de acanto visibles cinco, engastado en piedras preciosas. Escudo medio partido y cortado. En el primer cuartel de oro un león rampante de gules linguado y uñado. En el segundo en campo de gules un castillo de oro mazonado de sable. En el tercero en campo de azur dos columnas corintias de oro rodeadas de una cinta de plata con leyenda «Plus Ultra» cargada de letras de gules. En punta ondas de azur y plata. Sobre el todo un escusón de plata con una encina de sinople fustada.
  2. 1 2 Chao Prieto, Ricardo. "Los Símbolos leoneses en Extremadura" [Leonese symbols in Extremadura]. Corazonleon.blogspot.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 Cordero Alvarado, Pedro (1994). "El escudo de Extremadura: precisiones y rectificaciones heráldicas. Extracto" [The coat of arms of Extremadura: precisions and rectifications. Abstract](PDF). insde.es (in Spanish). Cáceres: Instituto de Estudios Heráldicos y Genealógicos de Extremadura. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2018. Correct blazon D.O.E by P. Cordero Alvarado:
    • Escudo cortado. 1º: En campo de oro, un león de gules; partido, de gules, un castillo de oro, aclarado de plata. 2º. De azur, una filacteria de plata, acostada y acolada a dos columnas corintias de oro, cargada en su centro con el lema: “PLUS ULTRA”, en letras de gules; en campaña, 4 ondas de plata y 4 de azur. Sobre el todo, un escusón cargado con una encina de sinople. Se timbra con una corona real abierta.
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