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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Meixomil commune flag]](../images/p/pt-pfrmx.gif)
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 4 Jan 2026
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of purple and yellow.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Jan 2026
![[Meixomil (Paços de Ferreira) commune old flag]](../images/p/pt-pfrmx1.gif)
2:3, image by i>António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 4 Jan 2026
It was a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain purple field and a mural crown having only three visible towers.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Apr 2017
![[Meixomil (Paços de Ferreira) commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-pfrmx).gif)
image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 4 Jan 2026
Shield Or; a pair of scales Purpure; in chief a cross patty rounded Gules, flanked by two corn cobs Vert, in base two wooden blockings Proper in saltire.
Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "MEIXOMIL - PAÇOS DE FERREIRA".
Meaning:
The cross is alluding to the Order of the Templars. Meixomil was upgaded to town status on 3 April 2025.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Apr 2017
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 8 December 1996, see here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Jan 2026
Meixomil Commune is one of the 12 communes of Paços de Ferreira Municipality; it had 3676 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 4.3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Apr 2017
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