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Bissorã is currently the seat of its namesake sector, one of five in
Oio Region, Guinea-Bissau.
António Martins, 14 Jun 2007
image by António Martins, 14 Jun 2007, based on
coat-of-arms at Ralf
Hartemink’s website
It was a fairly typical portuguese municipal flag,
with the coat of arms centered on yellow and black quarterly (town rank)
background. The arms are Azure a palm tree Or emphasized Sable with an oar of
the Same per bend over all with its paddle downwards and a rifle of the Same
per counterbend over all with its muzzle upwards. Mural crown argent with four
visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters
"Vila de Bissorã".
António Martins, 14 Jun 2007
This flag was surely taken out of use upon
decolonization in 1974 (though probably not earlier,
inspite of the colonial war waged since 1961 and unilateral independence
proclaimed in 1973, as apparently this town, according to the
Portuguese
Wikipedia, was in Portuguese hands (Companhia de Caçadores
N.º 13) till the end).
António Martins, 14 Jun 2007
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