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Last modified: 2016-07-29 by klaus-michael schneider
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![[Carriço commune]](../images/p/pt-pblcr.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 July 2016
It is a slightly untypical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 July 2016
Shield Argent with base wavy of Vert and Argent, three pines Vert ordered 2:1, flanked by two branches of sand sedge, chief Azure charged with a radiant sun Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "CARRIÇO - POMBAL"
Meaning:
The base with green and white waves is symbolizing the Atlantic, being one border of the commune, the pines are representing the local flora, the sedges (Port.: carriços, Latin: carex arenae), a species of grass, are canting elements.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 July 2016
Carriço Commune is one of the 13 communes of Pombal Municipality; it had 3653 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 84.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 July 2016
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