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![[São Miguel de Poiares commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-prssm.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 June 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 June 2024
![[São Miguel de Poiares commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-prssm).jpg)
image located by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 July 2015
Shield Argent parted by two barrulets Azure, in chief scales Azure balanced by an upright flamy sword Or, in base an olive branch Vert fruited Sable flanked by two millstones Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "S. MIGUEL DE POIARES".
Meaning:
Sword and scales are attributes of St. Michael, name giver of the commune and local patron saint.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 July 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 15 June 1996,
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 July 2015
São Miguel de Poiares is one of the four communes of the Vila Nova de Poiares municipality; it had 1331 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 20,7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 July 2015
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