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![[São Lourenço de Selho commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-gmrsh-se.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 June 2016
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Guimarães municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 June 2016
Shield Vert with base wavy of Argent and Azure; issuant from base a throughout bridge Argent, masoned sable, and having three arches; in chief a gridiron Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "SELHO - S. LOURENÇO - GUIMARÃES".
Meaning:
The gridiron is an attribute of St. Lawrence, local patron saint and name giver of the commune.
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 June 2016
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 13 January 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 June 2016
São Lourenço de Selho Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Guimarães Municipality; it had 1782 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2.0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 June 2016
![[Gominhães commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-gmrsh-gh.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 25 June 2016
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Guimarães municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 June 2016
Shield Sable, in chief a pair of keys crossed per saltire, the bendy one Argent, the other one Or; in base a mattock's blade at dexter and a cogwheel at sinister, both Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "GOMINHÃES - GUIMARÃES"
Meaning:
The crossed keys are an attribute of St. Peter, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 June 2016
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 15 December 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 June 2016
Gominhães Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Guimarães Municipality; it had 511 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 June 2016
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