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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Selmes commune]](../images/p/pt-vdgse.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 June 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 June 2024
![[Selmes commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-vdgse).gif)
image located by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 June 2015
Shield Gules, divided by a 3-arched bridge Argent masoned Sable, in chief a radiant sun Or, in base two wheat ears Or crossed per saltire. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "SELMES - VIDIGUEIRA".
Meaning:
The wheat ears are representing the importance of agriculture. The bridge is the local Roman bridge. The sun is alluding to the golden acres of the Alentejo, to which the municipality belongs.
Source: Vidigueira municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 June 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 21 February 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 June 2024
Selmes is one of the four communes of the Vidigueira municipality; it had 894 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 137,0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 June 2015
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