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Coats of arms of Portuguese colonies

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Coat of arms of Portugal and its colonies at the headquarters of the Banco Nacional Ultramarino.

The coats of arms of the Portuguese Empire's colonies were all of a uniform style following 1935.[2] Two of them had, however, been using provisional coats of arms of the same style shortly prior to this.

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This gallery include the lesser coats of arms. The years given are for the coats of arms.

Full coats of arms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Portaria 8098: Aprova as ordenações das armas das colónias que, nos termos da Constituïção e do Acto Colonial, formam o Império Colonial Português", Diário do Govêrno n.º 104/1935, Série I de 1935-05-08, 597-599 (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ published in the Diário do Govêrno[1]