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Penhas Juntas Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Penhas Juntas, Concelho de Vinhais, Distrito de Bragança

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[Penhas Juntas commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 2 Dec 2016
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: this image
António Martins-Tuválkin, 2 Dec 2016

Coat of arms

[Penhas Juntas commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 2 Dec 2016

The shield of the arms is Gules a craggy mount of three coupeaux garnished Sable (acc. to Portuguese blazon: masoned), in chief a bendy key Or and a sinister bendy key Argent, both set per saltire, tied Or with their wards turned to the chief. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "PENHAS JUNTAS".
Meaning:
"Penhas juntas" is slightly old fashioned Portuguese for "joint (or conjoined) crags": The arms are canting. The pair of keys is the usual attribute of St. Peter.
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 2 Dec 2016

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 28 June 2001
António Martins-Tuválkin, 2 Dec 2016

Presentation of Penhas Juntas

Penhas Juntas Commune is one of the 26 communes of Vinhais Municipality; it had 255 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 27.6 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 2 Dec 2016

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