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![[Vale de Santiago commune]](../images/p/pt-odmvs.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Apr 2018
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: I spotted this flag in the local communal office on 12 Apr 2018.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Apr 2018
Shield Vert semy of wheat ears Or with base wavy of Argent and Azure, over all a cross fleury fitchy Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "VALE DE SANTIAGO".
Meaning:
The cross is alluding to the Knights' Order of Santiago (St. James the Elder), name giver of the commune.
Source: municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Nov 2015
Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 16 February 2006
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Apr 2018
Vale de Santiago Commune is one of the 13 communes of the Odemira municipality (q.v.); it had 554 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 59.2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Nov 2015
![[Bicos commune (1988 - 2013)]](../images/p/pt-odmvs-bc.gif)
2:3 image by , 30 Nov 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Nov 2015
Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, a bend grady Gules, in sinister chief a cross fleury fitchy Gules, in dexter base above the waves a bee Gules lined Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "BICOS - ODEMIRA".
Meaning:
The cross is alluding to the Knights' Order of Santiago (St. James the Elder).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Nov 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 30 January 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Nov 2015
Bicos Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Odemira Municipality (q.v.); it had 549 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 56.5 km². The commune seceded from Vale de Santiago on 25 March 1988 and was partially reincorporated in 2013.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Nov 2015
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