Emblem of Macau
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The current devised emblem came into use in 20 December 1999, when the sovereignty of Macau was transferred from Portugal to the People's Republic of China. The emblem is now referred to officially as the "Regional Emblem".
The regional emblem features the same design elements as the regional flag of Macau in a circular setting. The outer white ring is shown with the caption of the official name of the territory in traditional Chinese characters (as opposed to the simplified form): "中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區" (Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China) and the Portuguese short form, "Macau".
[edit] Colonial Coat of Arms (Armorial Bearings)
The coat of arms used by Portugal followed traditional European styles:
- Crest: a gold crown
- Shield: consisted of two crests or Escutcheons; the inner escutcheon was a simplified Coat of arms of Portugal, made up of five small shields with a blue cross against a white background; the outer escutcheon had seven gold castle like structures against a red background
- Name: Cidade do Nome de Deus, de Macau, Não há outra mais Leal (Portuguese for "City of the Name of God, of Macau, There is none more Loyal")
- Supporters: two angels in white robe with black crosses; one angel has a gold cross above their head and the other a gold globe
For the most part the formal coat of arms was rarely used and only in the territory's city flag. Rather the Portuguese coat of arms was used instead as the coat of arms.
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