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The Official Seal
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION AND SIGNIFICANCES OF
EMBLAZONRY
(Submitted by Hon. Sofronio C. Carmona, City Mayor, to the Philippine Heraldry Committee)
Sketch by Fructuoso Valencia. CEO
The seal, (coat-of-arms) is of circular shape consisting of three (3) circumferences super-imposed one upon the other to form the circle. The outermost circumference bears the caption "City of San Carlos" on the upper portion and the word "Philippines" on the lower. Inside the circle is the emblazonry, a hexagonal figure shaped somewhat like a modified version of a medieval shield which, in turn, is divided into four (4) parts bearing the following colors: Blue on the upper left corner and white on the right; on the lower portion, white on the lower left corner and red on the right (see above sketch). The colors consist of red, white and blue - the colors bearing the same significance as in the national flag; red for courage, blue for valor and white for purity and peace. On the upper white are silhouettes of a sugar mill belching smoke and a ship upon a placid sea - the mill symbolical of San Carlos City's Main Product - sugar, while the ship informs that San Carlos City is accessible by sea, and, therefore, is a typical coastal city of commerce with wharves and good harbor. On the lower white, the silhouettes of several hills and sugar cane fields and a tractor with a driver can be discerned. The hills inform that the topographical structure of San Carlos City is composed of rolling hills interspersed by plains cultivated to sugar cane. Turn the eyes back to that ship on the upper white and the conclusion is that San Carlos lies between the mountains and the deep blue sea - which it is. The sugar cane fields and the tractor are self-explanatory - excellent agriculture and mechanized farming - proof the San Carlos City is abreast, or even way ahead of its contemporaries in farm technology. The medieval shield is impinged in the center by a pear-shaped design bearing the silhouettes of a Negros map divided into its two (2) component provinces: Negros Occidental and Oriental. The portion in black in Negros Occidental and the white dot on the northaest portion is the site of San Carlos City. Flanking the map are two (2) silhouettes of plants - the corn on the left (corn is the staple food of San Carloseños) and the sugar cane of the right. Below the pear-shaped figure can be seen the silhouettes of a wheel - symbolizing the local administration at the "wheel-of-state" - this bears the same significance as the Magsaysay Clock. The pear-shaped figure, is, in turn, coyly encircled with a white band with the caption "Nabingkalan" on the left, "San Carlos" on the right, and the year "1960" at the bottom. Nabingkalan is the original name of San Carlos, taken from the name of a daughter of the Negrito Chief - the Princess Nabingka. San Carlos was the name given by Carlos Apurado, the first Christian settler in San Carlos. R.A. 2643 authored by the late Rep. Vicente Gustilo made San Carlos a city in 1960.
(Submitted by Hon. Sofronio C. Carmona, City Mayor, to the Philippine Heraldry Committee)
Sketch by Fructuoso Valencia. CEO
The seal, (coat-of-arms) is of circular shape consisting of three (3) circumferences super-imposed one upon the other to form the circle. The outermost circumference bears the caption "City of San Carlos" on the upper portion and the word "Philippines" on the lower. Inside the circle is the emblazonry, a hexagonal figure shaped somewhat like a modified version of a medieval shield which, in turn, is divided into four (4) parts bearing the following colors: Blue on the upper left corner and white on the right; on the lower portion, white on the lower left corner and red on the right (see above sketch). The colors consist of red, white and blue - the colors bearing the same significance as in the national flag; red for courage, blue for valor and white for purity and peace. On the upper white are silhouettes of a sugar mill belching smoke and a ship upon a placid sea - the mill symbolical of San Carlos City's Main Product - sugar, while the ship informs that San Carlos City is accessible by sea, and, therefore, is a typical coastal city of commerce with wharves and good harbor. On the lower white, the silhouettes of several hills and sugar cane fields and a tractor with a driver can be discerned. The hills inform that the topographical structure of San Carlos City is composed of rolling hills interspersed by plains cultivated to sugar cane. Turn the eyes back to that ship on the upper white and the conclusion is that San Carlos lies between the mountains and the deep blue sea - which it is. The sugar cane fields and the tractor are self-explanatory - excellent agriculture and mechanized farming - proof the San Carlos City is abreast, or even way ahead of its contemporaries in farm technology. The medieval shield is impinged in the center by a pear-shaped design bearing the silhouettes of a Negros map divided into its two (2) component provinces: Negros Occidental and Oriental. The portion in black in Negros Occidental and the white dot on the northaest portion is the site of San Carlos City. Flanking the map are two (2) silhouettes of plants - the corn on the left (corn is the staple food of San Carloseños) and the sugar cane of the right. Below the pear-shaped figure can be seen the silhouettes of a wheel - symbolizing the local administration at the "wheel-of-state" - this bears the same significance as the Magsaysay Clock. The pear-shaped figure, is, in turn, coyly encircled with a white band with the caption "Nabingkalan" on the left, "San Carlos" on the right, and the year "1960" at the bottom. Nabingkalan is the original name of San Carlos, taken from the name of a daughter of the Negrito Chief - the Princess Nabingka. San Carlos was the name given by Carlos Apurado, the first Christian settler in San Carlos. R.A. 2643 authored by the late Rep. Vicente Gustilo made San Carlos a city in 1960.
THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF THE CITY OF SAN CARLOS
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