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2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 4 Jan 2026
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: communal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Jan 2026
![[Palmeira (Braga) commune old flag]](../images/p/pt-brgpa1.gif)
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Oct 2017
It was a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field with just three visible towers (village rank) on the mural crown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Oct 2017
![[Palmeira (Braga) commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-brgpa).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 1 Oct 2017
Shield Or, a palm tree Vert over a throughout three-arch bridge Sable masoned Or, issuant from a base wavy Azure charged with two barrulets wavy Argent.
Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "PALMEIRA - BRAGA".
Meaning:
The palm tree (palmeira in Portuguese) on the arms is canting.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Oct 2017
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 3 June 2025
former symbols published in Diário da República: III Série on 12 June 2002
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Jan 2026
Palmeira Commune is one of the 37 communes of Braga Municipality; it had 5468 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 8.9 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Oct 2017
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