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Two of the three communes of Vila Real de Santo
António Municipality have adopted arms and flags:
Vila Real de Santo António and Monte
Gordo; Cacela has not, according to Sérgio Horta’s
website.
António Martins, 04 Mar 2008
It is a fairly typical portuguese communal flag,
with the coat of arms centered on a background
quartered (town rank) white
and red.
Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal
Diário da República : III
Série in 2004.10.11.
António Martins, 04 Mar 2008
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The arms are Azure on a base Argent wavy charged with a fess wavy Vert a local fishing sloop Gules emphasised Or and dresses Argent and in chief a sun Or. Mural crown argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "Monte Gordo".
Escudo de azul, canoa de pesca típica de vermelho, realçada de ouro, vestida de prata e vogante em campanha diminuta ondada de prata e verde de três peças; em chefe, sol de ouro. Coroa mural de prata de quatro torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: "MONTE GORDO".António Martins, 04 Mar 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
The settlement which is the seat and nameske of this commune used to be a
village, and was upgraded to town status in 2001, after its coat of arms and
flag was fisrt adopted. The 2004 law issued the trivial
changes — the previous flag was plain white, with
a three-towered coat of arms crown.
António Martins, 04 Mar 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
See also:
Monte Gordo Commune is one of the three communes of the
Vila Real de Santo António Municipality. This commune
had 3952 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 4,12 km².
António Martins, 04 Mar 2008
"Monte gordo" means "fat hill" but no such thing is depicted on the
arms.
António Martins, 07 Mar 2008
It is a fairly typical portuguese communal flag,
with the coat of arms centered on a
plain yellow background. Flag and arms adopted and
published in the official journal
Diário da República : III
Série in 2002.03.12.
António Martins, 08 Mar 2008
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The arms are Vert an obelisk Or between a chameleon Argent in dexter and a tunna fish hauriant Argent at sinister and in base a fess wavy Azure charged with a barrulet wavy Argent. Mural crown argent with three visible towers (commune rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "Freguesia de Vila Real de Santo António":
Armas - Escudo de verde, obelisco de ouro entre um camaleão de prata e um atum do mesmo, posto em pala; contra-chefe diminuto ondeado, de prata e azul de três tiras. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: "FREGUESIA DE VILA REAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO".António Martins, 08 Mar 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
See also:
Vila Real de Santo António Commune had 10 542 inhabitants in 2001 and
covers 8,95 km². It is interesting that neither the municpal nor the
communal arms bear any reference to St. Anthony of Lisbon and Padova, the
namesake and patron of the city.
António Martins, 08 Mar 2008
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