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![[Amendoeira commune]](../images/p/pt-mcdam.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 4 Apr 2016
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: heraldry page of communal website
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Apr 2016
![[Amendoeira commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-mcdam).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 4 Apr 2016
The shield is Vert, an almond tree eradicated Or flowered Argent, seeded Gules, issuant from base a wall Argent masoned Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "AMENDOEIRA". The shape of the scroll is the one favoured by heraldrist José Bénard Guedes.
Meaning:
"Amendoeira" means "almond tree" and the tree on the arms is canting for it.
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Apr 2016
Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: II Série on 13 October 2006
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Apr 2016
Amendoeira Commune is one of the 30 communes of Macedo de Cavaleiros Municipality; it had 427 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 15.6 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Apr 2016
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