5 x 11: The Code of Heraldry

In accordance with our methodological approach to heraldic parophony, we report the development of a new semantic proposition for the crest in the coat of arms of Andrade do Arco: “a centaur sable, the human half proper, shooting an arch, per pale argent and gules, notched sable and stringed argent, with an arrow of the last, headed sable and feathered vert”.

Semantic levels: one or more.
Discretion index: medium.
Denominant's verbalization: Portuguese.
Designant's verbalization: Portuguese.
Heraldic plot: mithological.
Implied quotation: (?) Book of Isaiah 5: 28.
Canting impression: “arco” (Portuguese » bow).
Virtual trace: shield » aspect » bow.
Denominant's origin: autochthonous.
Credibility: good.
Cypher: 30.