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Arco de São Jorge Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Arco de São Jorge, Concelho de Santana, Madeira

Last modified: 2015-02-14 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Arco de São Jorge commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 18 Jan 2014
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Jan 2014

Coat of arms

[Arco de São Jorge commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta,

Shield Or a cogwheel Gules between a branch of vine Vert leaved of the same and fruited Purpure and a branch of sugar cane Vert, base wavy of Vert and Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "ARCO DE SÃO JORGE"
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Jan 2014

Flag and arms adopted and published in Diário da República: III Série on 24 May 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Jan 2014

Presentation of Arco de São Jorge

Arco de São Jorge Commune is one of the six communes of Santana Municipality (q.v.); it had inhabitants in 2011 and covers  km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Jan 2014

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