Full heraldic form
Used for maximum visual solemnity and contexts in which the richness of the full composition can be preserved.
Heraldry · emblem · seals
Coat of arms and emblem
Candeia’s heraldic system was designed in layers: a full coat of arms for solemn contexts, a reduced emblem for digital uses and monochrome versions for technical reproduction. None of these forms acquires authority through appearance; institutional function always depends on the actual body and actual legal act.
Existing visual identity · legal adoption pendingConstitutional proposal: not promulgated
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Coat of arms, emblem and seal are not the same thing
Recognisable synthesis
Reduces complexity for interfaces, small formats and applications that cannot accommodate every detail.
Identity of the issuing authority
Helps distinguish bodies and documents, but does not replace the signature, legal competence, publication or registration required for an act to be valid.
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Coat of arms and emblem
Institutional use without creating authority
The emblem visually identifies an institution or the project; by itself it neither authenticates a document nor proves the issuer’s legal competence.
Used for
Visual identity, institutional recognition and consistency of presentation.
Not used for
Replacing a signature, verifiable seal, official publication or the legal basis of an act.