This page is part of an mirror of © FOTW Flags Of The World website
This website is devoted to the science of vexillology (the study of flags).
All illustrations presented on this website serve exclusively to provide information in the context of vexillology.
The authors and hosts of this site explicitly distance themselfes from any symbols of unconstitutional organizations that may be depicted here.
Last modified: 2018-07-24 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: machico(freguesia) | phoenix | adze | wheat(ear) |
Links: FOTW homepage |
search |
disclaimer and copyright |
write us |
mirrors
![[Machico municipality]](../images/p/pt-mchmc.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 July 2018
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 July 2018
Shield Azure with base wavy of Argent and Vert, a phoenix Or issuant from a flame of Gules and Or, in dexter chief an adze Argent, in sinister chief a wheat ear Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "FREGUESIA DE MACHICO".
Meaning:
The arms are based on the personal arms of Tristão Vaz Teixeira, nobleman in the house of Dom Henrique, founder of the local captaincy and its first captain. His arms displayed a golden phoenix, issuant from a golden flame. The wheat ear is referring to agriculture and the production of cereals in the valley of Machico. The adze is symbolising local ship construction and repair. The base wavy is symbolising the Atlantic.
Source: communal heraldry page
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 July 2018
Flag and arms proposed by Comissão de Heráldica da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses(CHAAP), but no date given in source
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 July 2018
Commune is one of the 14 communes of Caminha Municipality; it had inhabitants in 2011 and covers km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 July 2018
back to Machico Communes click here
Advertisement:
Bei Fahnenversand.de erhalten Sie eine Vielzahl an hochwertigen Flaggen, Pins und Aufnähern, zum Beispiel:
