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Mação, Penhascoso e Aboboreira Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Mação, Penhascoso e Aboboreira, Concelho de Mação, Distrito de Sant

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[Penhascoso commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 18 Sep 2010
flag of former Penhascoso commune
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Former Penhascoso Commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Sep 2010

Coat of arms

[Penhascoso commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 18 Sep 2010

The arms are Azure a scallop Or and two Stars of David Argent all set in chevron, in base a triplemount Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "PENHASCOSO".
Meaning:
The Stars of David might be related to local communities of crypto-Jews.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Sep 2010

Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 31 October 2002
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Sep 2010

Presentation of Penhascoso

Penhascoso Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Penhascoso Municipality (q.v.); it had 952 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 38,77 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Sep 2010

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