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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Arganil commune flag]](../images/p/pt-agnag.gif)
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 3 Jan 2026
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of yellow and green.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 Jan 2026
![[Arganil former commune flag]](../images/p/pt-agnag1.gif)
2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 6 Aug 2016
It was a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
The mural crown then had only three visible towers (village rank).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Aug 2016
![[Arganil commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-agnag).gif)
image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 3 Jan 2026
Shield Vert with base wavy of Argent and Azure, an arcade of three arches Argent masoned Sable, in chief a 5-point star Or.
Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "FREGUESIA DE ARGANIL".
Meaning:
The star is an attribute of Our Lady of Mont´Alto, to whom there is great devotion among the local people.
But she is not the local patron saint (that is St.Gens). The arches are representing the chapel of St.Peter, being part of the local heritage.
The base wavy is representing the importance of tourism and the beauty of the local landscape as well, furthermore they are symbolizing the location on the banks of Alva River.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Aug 2016
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 6 June 2025,
former symbols published Diário da República: III Série on 25 January 2002
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 Jan 2026
Arganil Commune is one of the 14 communes of Arganil Municipality; it had 3827 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 31,11 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 Jan 2026
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