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Monte Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Monte, Concelho de Funchal, Madeira

Last modified: 2015-01-23 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Monte commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 13 Jan 2014
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of green and white.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Jan 2014

Coat of arms

[Monte commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Jan 2014

Shield Argent, in base a mountain issuant, in chief a heraldic rose Azure seeded Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank), white scroll with black inscription "MONTE - FUNCHAL".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Jan 2014

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 27 May 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

Presentation of Monte

Monte Commune is one of the ten communes of Funchal Municipality (q.v.); it had 6701 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 18.65 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Jan 2014

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