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Norte Pequeno Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Norte Pequeno, Concelho de Calheta (Açores), Açores

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[Norte Pequeno commune] 2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 2 Dec 2010
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Norte Pequeno Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 2 Dec 2010

Coat of Arms

[Norte Pequeno commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 2 Dec 2010

Shield Vert a compass rose Argent garnished and main pointed Gules between two lyres Argent stringed Sable in canton, in base a milk cow passant Argent spotted Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "NORTE PEQUENO".
Meaning:
"Norte pequeno" is Portuguese for "little north" - the arms are thus partly canting (compass rose).
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 2 Dec 2010

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 28 May 2003
António Martins-Tuválkin, 2 Dec 2010

Presentation of Norte Pequeno

Norte Pequeno Commune is one of the five communes of Calheta (Açores) Municipality; it had 300 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 11,59 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 2 Dec 2010

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