Last modified: 2015-04-18 by klaus-michael schneider
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![[Arga de Baixa commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-cmnag-ab.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Apr 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Apr 2015
Shield Vert, in base a bridge issuant Argent masoned Sable,in centre two corn cobs Or leaved Argent ordered per fess, in central chief a heraldic rose Argent seeded Or and barbed Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "ARGA DE BAIXO".
Meaning:
The rose is an attribute of Our Lady of Asumption, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Apr 2015
Draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes. Published in Diário da República: III Série on 16 March 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Apr 2015
Arga de Baixa Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Caminha Municipality (q.v.); it had 74 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 10.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Apr 2015
![[Arga de Cima commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-cmnag-ac.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Apr 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Apr 2015
Shield Argent: in base a mountain issuant Vert having two peaks superimposed by a wolf passant Or, eyed and tongued Gules, in central chief an impending rattle Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "ARGA DE CIMA".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Apr 2015
Draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes. Published in Diário da República: III Série on 1 September 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Apr 2015
Arga de Cima Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Caminha Municipality (q.v.); it had 73 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 8.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Apr 2015
![[Arga de São João commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-cmnag-aj.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 6 Apr 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Apr 2015
Shield Azure with base wavy of Argent and Azure, a mountain Or issuant from base wavy, in chief a Paschal Lamb. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "ARGA DE S. JOÃO".
Meaning:
The Paschal Lamb is an attribute of St. John the Baptist, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Apr 2015
Draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes. Published in Diário da República: III Série on 27 March 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Apr 2015
Arga de São João Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Caminha Municipality (q.v.); it had 61 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 11.5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Apr 2015
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