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Escudo de Los Ángeles (Chile) / Shield of Los Angeles

Approved at the Municipal Session of February 2, 1953, and declared Official by Municipal Decree No. 88 of February 1953, the emblem features:
A silver background, above which is a red bull, a symbol of the bravery of the ancient inhabitants of Laja Island. Above and below the central figure are three thick wavy lines representing the Laja (green) and Bío Bío (blue-blue) rivers. In the upper area of ​​the silver field are six converging rays, in red, representing the strength of the spirit and the electrical energy produced in the area. Surrounding the silver field is a wide blue border, eight silver eagles, representing the Spanish and Chilean garrisons of the forts along the Bío Bío line.