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Palmeira Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Palmeira, Concelho de Braga, Distrito de Braga

Last modified: 2017-10-21 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Palmeira (Braga) commune] 2:3 image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Oct 2017
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: communal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Oct 2017

Coat of arms

[Palmeira (Braga) commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 1 Oct 2017

Shield Or, a palm tree Vert over a throughout three-arch bridge Sable masoned Or, issuant from a base wavy Azure charged with two barrulets wavy Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "PALMEIRA - BRAGA".
Meaning:
The palm tree (palmeira in Portuguese) on the arms is canting.
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Oct 2017

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 12 June 2002
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Oct 2017

Presentation of Palmeira

Palmeira Commune is one of the 37 communes of Braga Municipality; it had 5468 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 8.9 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Oct 2017

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