Coat of arms of Asturias

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Coat of arms of Asturias
Escudo de Asturias (oficial).svg
Adopted1984
Crest Spanish Royal Crown
Shield Azure, the Cross of Asturias (called that of Victory) Or garnished with precious stones proper, a majuscule Alpha and minuscule Omega pendant from its dexter and sinister arms respectively; and in two lines, in letters Or, the legend Hoc Signo Tvetvr Pivs/Hoc Signo Vincitvr Inimicvs, the first line in the dexter flank and the second in the sinister. [1]

The coat of arms of Asturias is the official coat of arms of the principality of Asturias, an autonomous community within the kingdom of Spain. It was adopted as such on 27 April 1984.

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The oldest attributed arms of the Principality of Asturias date from the 16th century, and show a quartered shield with the castle of the Kingdom of Castile, the lion of León and a goblet. [2] But this coat of arms is wrongly attributed to the Prince and the Principality of Asturias, as proved Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, author, philosopher and main figure of the Age of Enlightenment in Spain. This coat of arms appeared in printed books and maps, even It was included in the Encyclopédie of Denis Diderot.

Description

The Victory Cross is the name given to the christian cross carried by King Pelayo of Asturias at the Battle of Covadonga, according to legend or tradition. Oviedo croix Victoire.jpg
The Victory Cross is the name given to the christian cross carried by King Pelayo of Asturias at the Battle of Covadonga, according to legend or tradition.

The arms consist of a field of azure with the Victory Cross (Spanish : Cruz de la Victoria) of Or adorned by gemstones. The cross is the symbol of the re-conquest of Spain from the Moors. The cross was used, according to the legend or tradition, by the local Visigothic governor Pelagius of Asturias, in the initial battles against the Moors. It was claimed that the cross had brought victory, and it was later gold-plated. [2] However, there is no historical evidence that Pelayo used exactly this same cross.

The Greek letters of alpha and omega are suspended from the left and right bars, respectively. Accompanying the cross is the legend Hoc Signo Tvetvr Pivs/Hoc Signo Vincitvr Inimicvs: "With this sign the pious are safeguarded. With this sign the enemy is conquered."

The arms are "ensigned of a Spanish Royal Crown".

Usage

In 1985 a simplified version of the shield was legislated for exclusive use in the Administration of the Principality.

The arms must appear de jure in:

One stays the existing shields in those declared buildings historical-artistic monuments. Also those that appear in those others that they form substantial part of the ornato and decoration.

The Shield of the Principality enjoys the same degree of protection as that of the other symbols of Spain.

See also

Notes

  1. "Boletin Oficial del Principado de Asturias y de la Provincia" (PDF). Government of the Principality of Asturias. 1984. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-14. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  2. 1 2 "Asturias". International Civic Heraldry. Retrieved 2007-10-19.

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