Coat of Arms of The Department of Antioquia - Arms Borrowed

Arms Borrowed

Shortly after its independence, Colombia experimented with various forms of governments from confederation to federation to dictatorship to finally a republic. During this time of transition, Antioquia, along with the other subdivision entities, used the coat of arms of Colombia as its state insignia and arms. To differentiate each state, an addition around the coat of arms was added; it consisted of an oval band in gules surrounding the coat of arms with the name of the country at the time on top, and at the bottom, separated by a star in argent at each side, the legend: Estado Soberano de Antioquia (Spanish: Sovereign State of Antioquia).

These arms were also utilized as emblems in the flags that Antioquia used during this period as no formal banner had been adopted by the department until 1962.

Coat of arms under the Granadine Confederation.
Coat of arms under the United States of New Granada.
Coat of arms under the United States of Colombia.

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