
Coruña - Bergondo, A Coruña, Galicia, España
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Ariberna
N 43° 19.016 W 008° 13.031
29T E 563477 N 4796307
Relief of Coruña council.
Waymark Code: WM15P2Y
Location: Galicia, Spain
Date Posted: 02/01/2022
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This relief of coat of Coruña council is on the ach of entrance in Pazo museum, in Begondo.
Official blazon In a field of azure, on rocks of its color, a silver tower (representing the Tower of Hercules), masoned and clarified with saber, covered with a gules lighthouse, and accompanied by seven gold scallops, placed three on each flank and one pointed; brushing on the rocks, a silver skull, crowned with gold, attached to two tibias of the same metal placed in a cross.
Origin: The town was founded long before Roman times. The arms show the tower of Hercules, a famous lighthouse in the city. The scallops are the badges of St. James (Santiago). A Coruña is close to Santiago de Compostela and many pelgrims came ashore in the harbour of A Coruña.
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