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It is a fairily typical portuguese municipal flag,
with the coat of arms centered on a plain
green background (a canting flag). Flag and arms
adopted and published in the official journal
Diário do Governo : I
Série in 1936.08.25.
António Martins, 08 Mar 2007
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The arms are Argent between two poplars Vert erradicated Sable each
interwinned with a vine of the Same and fruiting each a bunch of grapes Purple
in chief a mill grindwheel Gules and in counterchief a fess wavy Azure. Mural
crown argent with four visible towers (town rank)
and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "Vila Verde".
António Martins, 08 Mar 2007
Plain (monocolored) portuguese subnational flags are
not allowed to have armless
variations: plain flags always carry the coat of arms.
Jorge Candeias, 18 Jul 1999
Vila Verde municipality had 46 579 inhabitants in 2001 and consists of
58 communes covering 227,20 km². It is part of
Braga District, traditional province
Minho, 1999 ref. adm. region Entre Douro e Minho,
C.C.R. / NUTS II Norte, and NUTS III Cávado.
"Vila verde" means "green town" and thus the flag (but not the coat of
arms) is canting.
António Martins, 08 Mar 2007
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