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2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 June 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 June 2015
Shield Sable, a fess Argent covered by quarry stones Sable, in chief a windmill's wheel roped Or and rigged Argent, in base a lattice Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "GIÕES - ALCOUTIM", (sometimes just "GIÕES").
Sources: local facebook account and this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 June 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 19 July 2006
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 June 2015
Giões Commune is one of the three communes of Alcoutim Municipality (q.v.); it had 256 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 71.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 June 2015
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