Samora Correia Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Samora Correia, Concelho de Benavente, Distrito de Santarém

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• About the flag
• Presentation of Samora Correia

• Benavente Municipality
• Portugal

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a blue and white quartered field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 Dec 2010

The arms are Gules three belts Or per pale set in fess, in chief two scallops Or, on a bordure Argent a twig of cork oak Vert in chief and base, two ears of wheat Vert with their stalks crossed per saltire, on the sides two bull's heads Sable. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "SAMORA CORREIA"
Meaning:
The arms were designed by Estêvão António Pessoa Calado. The belts (or garters) are punning for the surname Correia, the scallops for the St. James Order and the other elements are trivial in their meaning.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 Dec 2010

Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 19 April 1996
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 Dec 2010

Presentation of Samora Correia

Samora Correia Commune is one of the four communes of Benavente Municipality (q.v.); it had 12 826 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 322,41 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 Dec 2010

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