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Porto Moniz Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Porto Moniz, Concelho de Porto Moniz, Madeira

Last modified: 2015-06-02 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Porto Moniz commune] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 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 white field. (Note that colour of flag was concluded due to the images of the arms as given in the municipal webpage)
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Jan 2014

Coat of arms

Shield Azure a phoenix Argent flanked by three 8-point stars Or, base wavy of Argent and Azure. Mural crown with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading "FREGUESIA DE PORTO MONIZ".
Meaning:
The arms had been the personal arms of Tristão Vaz, a local captain, who started the colonization of the village, which was finished by namegiver Francisco Moniz.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Jan 2014

Presentation of Porto Moniz

Porto Moniz Commune is one of the four communes of Porto Moniz Municipality (q.v.); it had 1668 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 21 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Jan 2014

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