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Colima Coat of ArmsAlso called a "Shield" or "Escudo") |
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Most common in a web search. | Version 1 | Version 2 |
Colima was never granted a coat of arms so, recently, the state government adopted one, with the characteristics of the land. When researching the coat of arms there were three different versions that appeared in internet searches. While similar, they have differences with some more subtle than others. A description of the shield is as follows: "A Mayan hieroglyph (see meaning below) proper, bordure gules; Helmut azure with penache sable; supporters, two pumas issuant and sitting on a sable, each holding a sinister flowering branch with coiled snake and conch seashell; compartment a volcano sable with a flower; a scroll reading in two lines of serif capitals sable "EL TEMPLE DEL BRAZO ES VIGOR EN LA TIERRA", with "DE" digraph and "O" reduced to superscript underscored, loosely "THE NERVE OF THE ARM IS FORCE ON EARTH". You will notice the major focal point is the hand and shoulder in the center of the shield. This is the same hieroglyph that appears in the Nahualt script with a blue bracelet on the wrist. If you look closely you will see the hand and the arm don't belong together. Note the hand has the thumb pointing down. Try it yourself, it is pretty much impossible to get your arm & hand to look like that. No one has a proper explanation for why it appears this way. There are several variations or interpretations of the original language, these include:
The most common version of the shield in internet research was the one above labeled as "most common". You will notice this version drops the intricate detail on the sides compared to the other two. Version 1 has a better rendering of the volcanoes and the jaguar's are spotted. The snakes at the top on the sides are not as visible. Version 2 has a blue helmet at the top, the rendering of the volcanoes isn't as distinct as Version 1, the jaguars are solid in color and the conch shells are not as distinct looking. The snakes are more visible at the tops of the side foliage. From an Internet Description of the Shield: At the top, helmet with crest of feathers. To the sides of the obelisk lambrequins snakes tangled that end in brackets with a jaguar resting on conch snails (marine). Between the two jaguars a palm tree and Colima volcanoes. At the bottom reads the slogan on a gold ribbon ARM IS THE TEMPLE OF FORCE ON EARTH. His metals, enamels and colors also have meaning: Silver symbolizes the water, faith, purity and integrity; gold represents the fire of volcanoes, love of neighbor, the nobility and generosity; the red embroidery, alludes to the warm climate of Colima, strength, value, loyalty, joy and honor. |
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