Macau Coat of Arms

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Seal of Macau

The coat of arms of the Macau Special Administrative Region was introduced on December 20, 1999, when the sovereignty of Portugal was transferred to the People's Republic of China .

The “regional emblem”, the official Chinese name, is actually not a coat of arms, but a seal . The upper lettering on the white border reads: “ 中華人民共和國 澳門 特別 行政區 ” (German: “Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China”). The under lettering "Macau" is the Portuguese short form. The five yellow stars symbolize belonging to the Chinese mainland, below is a lotus blossom.

Coat of arms during the Portuguese colonial period

Since 1935 the colony had its own coat of arms, the design of which was similar to that of the other colonies . In addition to the common elements of the five quinas and the five green waves on silver, Macau had a golden dragon on a blue background holding another quina . The example shown here is the small coat of arms with a banner and a brick crown with five towers, the symbol of a capital of an overseas province . The large coat of arms shows a more elaborate crown and a golden armillary sphere .

  • Small coat of arms

  • Coat of arms with the brick crown

  • Large coat of arms from 1935

  • Large coat of arms from 1951

Blazon : An inserted silver tip with five green wavy bars divides the shield in white with five blue quinas and blue crossed. with a red - armored, red -tongued golden dragon holding quinas .

Coat of arms with the masonry crown: A five-tower golden wall crown rests on the shield . Under the shield on silver ribbon in black capital letters "GOVERNO DE MACAU"

Large coat of arms from 1935: the shield rests on the golden armillary sphere. On the shield rests a five- tower golden wall crown with the paw cross between the towers. Under the shield on a silver band in black capital letters “COLONIA PORTUGUESA DE MACAU”.

Large coat of arms from 1951: Under the shield on a silver band in black capital letters “PROVIN. PORTUGUESA DE MACAU ”.

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