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Rebordãos Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Rebordãos, Concelho de Bragança, Distrito de Bragança

Last modified: 2016-08-20 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Rebordãos commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 25 June 2016
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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.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 25 June 2016

Coat of arms

[Rebordãos commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 25 June 2016

Shield Argent, a pillory Sable between two oak twigs Vert acorned Or, issuant from base a mount of three coupeaux Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll (Bénard Guedes style)reading in black upper case letters "REBORDÃOS".
Meaning:
The depiction of the pillory matches the actual monument, topped by a heavily weathered, coarsely hewn granite block: Look at this photo!
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 25 June 2016

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 17 October 2001
António Martins-Tuválkin, 25 June 2016

Presentation of Rebordãos

Rebordãos Commune is one of the 39 communes of Bragança Municipality; it had 546 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 26.3 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 25 June 2016

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