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![[Gemieira commune]](../images/p/pt-ptlge.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Mar 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Mar 2015
Shield Gules, a tower Or masoned Sable with port and windows Gules at dexter and a watermill wheel Argent at sinister between a base wavy of Argent and Azure and a scallop Or in chief. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "GEMIEIRA".
Meaning:
The scallop is an attribute of St. James of Compostela.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Mar 2015
Draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes. Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 24 July 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Mar 2015
Gemieira Commune is one of the 39 communes of the Ponte de Lima municipality (q.v.); it had 601 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 4.5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Mar 2015
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