Coat of arms of Portugal

The coat of arms of Portugal is seen on the Portuguese flag, it contains a silver field with five shields in a blue cross each charged with five plates in saltire, all within a red bordure charged with seven golden triple-towered castles. After the shield, an armillary sphere between two golden olive branches embowed, bound together in base by a ribbon green and red.

This is a description using terms from heraldry-the art of designing coats of arms. In ordinary English, it would say-in the middle, a white shield shape. In this shield, arranged in the shape of a cross, are five small blue shields, each with five white dots. This is surrounded by a red border. Spaced around the border are seven little castles each with three turrets/towers. Behind this is a yellow circle with rings wrapped around it. This represents a model of objects in the sky, showing their paths around the sun or earth. This is framed with a yellow olive branch each side, tied together at the bottom by a ribbon which is half red and half green.

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Category:National symbols of Portugal