The coat of arms of the Capital District of Bogotá was granted to the New Kingdom of Granada on December 3, 1548 in Valladolid. It was used by the Viceroyalty of New Granada until independence, when a.. Read more » new coat of arms was adopted for the new republic of Gran Colombia. It was formally adopted as the coat of arms for the city of Bogotá in 1932. The coat of arms contains in the middle of the shield an imposing Imperial Eagle all in sable in a field of Or. The eagle is an imperial symbol, granted by emperor Charles V and it holds in each claw a pomegranate in gules, symbol of New Granada. Its border is azure with nine golden pomegranates, which represent the states that in that day formed the New Kingdom of Granada.
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