List of coats of arms with the scallop shell

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Great pilgrim mussel ( Pecten maximus )
Pilgrim attributes: staff with calabash and shell; St. Jakobus , Brochenzell

The list of coats of arms with the scallop includes municipal coats of arms as well as other coats of arms and logos with the scallop . As scallops or scallops are two closely related species of mussels referred both to the genus Pecten belong.

The name scallop goes back to Saint James , the patron saint of pilgrims , whose distinguishing mark is the shell. Therefore, the scallop is also known as the symbol of pilgrims, especially those on the Camino de Santiago . The Christian pilgrims of the Middle Ages used the scallop to draw water. A common custom among pilgrims to St. James was to end the pilgrimage 60 kilometers further at Cap Finisterre in order to collect a real scallop shell from the sea. Worn as a pilgrim sign on the hat band or on the belt, it is historically linked to the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela to commemorate the visit to the tomb of St. James. The shell was more than just a souvenir. After returning home, it secured the reputation of its wearer, and some had the mussel placed in their grave.

Church coats of arms, nobility and family coats of arms

National coat of arms

Emblem of Guinea-Bissau.svg

Guinea-Bissau (since 1973) The
main feature of the coat of arms is a black star on a red background, which is part of the traditional Pan-African symbols and is referred to as the "Black Star of Africa"; a shell  - symbol of the country's location on the coast of Africa  - unites two symmetrical olive branches at the lower edge; above the shell a banner over the olive branches with the national motto Unidade, Luta, Progresso ( Portuguese , "Unity, Struggle, Progress")

Coat of Arms of Cape Verde (1975) .svg

Cape Verde (1975–1992)
The coat of arms showed a red disc with a maize plant on each left and right, a scallop shell underneath, a gold circle with a hoe, a gear, an open book and the black star, the guiding star of African freedom.

Municipal coat of arms

Argentina

Australia

Belgium

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Denmark

Germany

Dominican Republic

Finland

France

Great Britain

Guatemala

Ireland

Italy

Canada

Cape Verde

Colombia

Croatia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Mexico

Netherlands

Austria

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Sweden

Switzerland

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Czech Republic

Hungary

Venezuela

Military, police, etc.

  • Former 4th "Noroeste" military region of the Spanish Army, 1997–2002

  • Deputy Inspector of the General Bureau “Noroeste” of the Spanish Army

  • Guardia Civil in La Rioja

  • 7th Battalion (BZAP-VII)
    BRILAG (Spain)

Universities, colleges, schools

More symbols with the scallop shell

Pilgrim sign

  • Pilgrim sign, modern design

  • Pilgrim signs in southern Germany

  • Pilgrimage sign in the Palatinate

  • Pilgrimage sign in Poland

sports clubs

Others

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ flaggenlexikon.de