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Last modified: 2015-11-19 by klaus-michael schneider
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2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 21 Nov 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2015
Shield Argent with base wavy of Argent and Azure, issuant from base a mountain Sable crowned by a embattled tower Vert masoned Or with port and windows Or, in chief a fessy palm leaf Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "CUIDE DE VILA VERDE"
Meaning:
The name of the commune means approximately: "watch(tower) of the green town", thus the tower is somehow canting.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2015
Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 5 March 2003, draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2015
Cuide de Vila Verde Commune is one of the 17 communes of the Ponte da Barca municipality (q.v.); it had 344 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 3.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2015
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