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image by António Martins, 4 August 2004
Gabu/Gabú,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gab%C3%BA, was officially known as Nova Lamego
until 1975 (cf. Lamego) and was granted a
Portuguese-style municipal coat of arms and flag in the 1960s. These can be
seen, scanned from the same commemorative postcard, at Ralf's website,
http://www.ngw.nl/int/afr/novalame.htm, and in the Wikimedia Commons,
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bandeira_Gabu.PNG. In the later
location, uploader Emerson states that this flag "may be still in use". Based on
what I know of Portuguese former colonies’ municipal flags, I’d say that is
highly unlikely.
The flag was quartered (town status) white and black
with the coat of arms on the center. This was Gules a sword Argent hilted Or
upright between two machetes samewise and on a bordure Argent four crescents
Gules pointing upwards and four escutcheons Azure charged each with five plates;
mural crown argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading
"VILA DE NOVA LAMEGO" in black capitals.
António Martins-Tuválkin,
23 February 2012
