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![[Vascôes commune]](../images/p/pt-pcrva.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain poisonous green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2015
Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, an overturned cross Latin Gules flanked by a potatoe shrub Vert fruited and blossomed Purpure at dexter and a bunch of three corn cobs Or leaved Vert and tied Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "VASCÕES".
Meaning:
The overturned cross, a St. Peter's cross, is a rare attribute of St. Peter, the local patron saint.
Source: Freguesias de Portugal
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2015
Draft of flag and arms made by Vidal Araújo Sotto Mayor. Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 9 May 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2015
Vascôes Commune is one of the 16 communes of the Paredes de Coura municipality (q.v.); it had 223 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 7.0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 July 2015
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