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Moreira de Cónegos Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Moreira de Cónegos, Concelho de Guimarães, Distrito de Braga

Last modified: 2016-07-02 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: moreira de conegos | hat(cardinal) | tower(moorish) |
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[Moreira de Cónegos commune] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider and Sérgio Horta, 31 May 2016
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field .
Source: Guimarães municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 May 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Or, a Moorish tower Vert with port and windows Or, in chief flanked by two cardinal's hats Sable. Mural crown Argent with four(!) visible towers (town rank), though gyronny pattern usually indicates (city rank)) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "MOREIRA DE CÓNEGOS". Please note that both arms, old and new, display four visible towers in the mural crown.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 May 2016

Former Flag

[Moreira de Cónegos commune old] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 31 May 2016

It was a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of green and yellow.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 May 2016

Old flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 30 July 1993
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 May 2016

Presentation of Moreira de Cónegos

Moreira de Cónegos Commune is one of the 48 communes of Guimarães Municipality; it had 4853 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 4.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 May 2016

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