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It is a fairily typical portuguese municipal flag,
with the coat of arms centered on white and
green quartered background. Flag and arms adopted and published in the
official journal Diário do Governo
: II Série in 1972.06.24, a remarkably late date.
António Martins, 24 Jul 2007
Sometimes the depictions come, as the one at the
Municipal
website, in grey where «silver» is written in the official
description. This has originated lots of conversations in
Lusovex and the idea we have is that this
common error has sweapt through some real flags, either on the quarters, as
here, or on the scrolls. This flag should therefore be white and green. I
don’t know if they use grey in real flags or not.
Jorge Candeias, 14 Jul 1999
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The arms are Vert issuant from a campaign wavy barry wavy Azure and Argent
a tower towered Argent masoned Sable and litten and open Gules atop of which a
woman Proper dressed Or and holding with spead arms two loafs Or and on a
bordure Argent the motto "Deus o deu Deus o há Dado" in black capitals. Mural
crown argent with four visible towers (town rank)
and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "Monção".
António Martins, 24 Jul 2007
Plain (monocolored) portuguese subnational flags are
not allowed to have armless
variations: plain flags always carry the coat of arms.
Jorge Candeias, 18 Jul 1999
Monção municipality had 19 957 inhabitants in 2001 and consists of
33 communes covering 211,51 km². It is part of
Viana do Castelo District, traditional province
Minho, 1999 ref. adm. region Entre
Douro e Minho, C.C.R. / NUTS II Norte, and NUTS III Minho-Lima.
António Martins, 24 Jul 2007
It is a fairly typical portuguese communal flag,
with the coat of arms centered on a plain
green background. The banner should have silvery and green tassels and
cord, and golden pole with spear finial. Flag and arms adopted and published
in the official journal Diário da
República : III Série in 2000.07.25.
António Martins, 03 Sep 2008
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The arms are Argent a flax plant Vert flowering Azure and in chief two bunches of grapes Purpure lieved Vert and in base two trouts embowed Sable garnished Or set in fess. Mural crown argent with three visible towers (commune rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "Barroças e Taias". Original blazon:
Escudo de prata, um pé de linho de verde, florido de azul; em chefe, dois cachos de uvas de púrpura, folhados de verde; em campanha, duas trutas de negro, realçadas de ouro, alinhadas em faixa. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco com a legenda a negro em maiúsculas: "BARROÇAS E TAIAS".António Martins, 03 Sep 2008
Plain (monocolored) portuguese subnational flags are
not allowed to have armless
variations: plain flags always carry the coat of arms.
Jorge Candeias, 18 Jul 1999
Barroças e Taias Commune is one of the 33 communes of
Monção municipality; it had 357 inhabitants in 2001
and covers 2,46 km².
António Martins, 03 Sep 2008
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