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The coats of arms of the Portuguese Empire's colonies were all of a uniform style following 1935.^[2] Two of them had, however, been using provisional coats of arms of the same style shortly prior to this.

Galleryedit

This gallery include the lesser coats of arms. The years given are for the coats of arms.

• 
  Angola
  (1935–1975)
  Purple with a golden elephant above a golden zebra.
• 
  Cape Verde
  (1935–1975)
  Green with a sailing ship in natural colors on green-white waves.
• 
  Macau
  (1935–1999)
  Blue with a golden dragon holding a blue shield with five white disks.
• 
  Mozambique
  (1935–1975)
  White with a green bundle of arrows tied together with a red ribbon (standing for St. Sebastian, the first colony was founded on the island São Sebastião).
• 
  Portuguese Guinea
  (1935–1974)
  Black with a golden scepter which ends in a negro’s head (used by King Afonso V).
• 
  Portuguese India
  (1935–1961)
  Yellow with a black mill wheel above a red tower.
• 
  Portuguese Timor
  (1935–1975)
  Gyronny of 8, black and white. In the center a cross, colors inverted, which ends in fleurs-de-lys. On the cross a blue shield with white disks.
• 
  São Tomé and Príncipe
  (1935–1975)
  Red with a golden wheel and axis of a water mill and drops of water.

Full coats of armsedit

• 
  Angola
  (1935–1951)
• 
  Angola
  (1951–1975)
• 
  Cape Verde
  (1935–1951)
• 
  Cape Verde
  (1951–1975)
• 
  Macau
  (1935–1951)
• 
  Macau
  (1951–1976)
• 
  Macau
  (1976–1999)
• 
  Mozambique
  (1935–1951)
• 
  Mozambique
  (1951–1975)
• 
  Portuguese Guinea
  (1935–1951)
• 
  Portuguese Guinea
  (1951–1974)
• 
  Portuguese India
  (1935–1951)
• 
  Portuguese India
  (1951–1961)
• 
  Portuguese Timor
  (1935–1951)
• 
  Portuguese Timor
  (1951–1975)
• 
  São Tomé and Príncipe
  (1935–1951)
• 
  São Tomé and Príncipe
  (1951–1975)

See alsoedit

• Coat of arms of Portugal
• Portuguese heraldry

Referencesedit