| Coat of arms of Asturias | |
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| Adopted | 1984 |
| Crest | Spanish Royal Crown |
| Shield | Azure, the Cross of Asturias (called that of Victory) Or garnished with precious stones proper, a majuscule Alpha and minuscule Omega pendant from its dexter and sinister arms respectively; and in two lines, in letters Or, the legend Hoc Signo Tvetvr Pivs/Hoc Signo Vincitvr Inimicvs, the first line in the dexter flank and the second in the sinister.[1] |
The coat of arms of Asturias was adopted on 27 April 1984.
The oldest attributed arms of the Principality of Asturias date from the 16th century, and show a quartered shield with the castle of the Kingdom of Castile, the lion of León and a goblet.[2] But this coat of arms is wrongly attributed to the Prince and the Principality of Asturias, as proved Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, author, philosopher and main figure of the Age of Enlightenment in Spain. This coat of arms appeared in printed books and maps, even It was included in the Encyclopédie of Denis Diderot.
- ^ "Boletin Oficial del Principado de Asturias y de la Provincia" (PDF). Government of the Principality of Asturias. 1984. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-14. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ^ "Asturias". International Civic Heraldry. Retrieved 2007-10-19.