English: The Coat of Arms has the following symbolic interpretation:

"A) - The Portuguese coat of arms, to represent the Coat of Arms of Lapão, was inherited by Brazilian heraldry as evocative of the Latin race, colonizer and main trainer of our nationality; B) - The Mural crown that superimposes it is the universal symbol of the domain coats that, being made of argenta (silver), of six towers of which only four are seen in perspective of the design, classifies the city represented in the second magnitude, that is, seat of the Municipality; C) - In the upper left field, the Lapão symbol. Deep rock full of water that gave rise to the name and the foundation of the first settlement, with the development it became a city, seat of the Municipality; D) - In the upper field over Lapão, the burning sun of the hinterland; E) - In the right field at the top the image of the castor bean, in the center the Bean and below the corn. Symbol of the main agricultural products developed in the region, thus representing the greatest activity that maintains the local economy; F) - In the left-lower field, the color red demonstrating the dynamism of the people and the head of an ox that uses the effort to develop livestock as a source of strengthening the economy. "

Literal transcript taken from LA BANCA, Reynaldo Jônatas. Historical Monograph of the Municipality of Lapão. [s.n]., 1990?