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![[Cerdeira do Côa commune flag]](../images/p/pt-sbgcc.gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 May 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 May 2024
![[Cerdeira do Côa commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-sbgcc).gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Mar 2016
Shield Or with base wavy of Azure over Argent, issuant from base a bridge Sable masoned Or having three archs, three connected pairs of cherries Gules stemmed Vert ordered 1:2. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "CERDEIRA - SABUGAL".
Meaning:
The cherry pairs are canting elements. "Cerdeira" is the local northeastern mainland Portuguese alternative to the more usual "cerejeira", meaning "cherry tree", (cerdeira = cherry orchard) The base wavy is representing Noémi River, finally the bridge is crossing that river.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider and António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Mar 2016
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 19 July 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Mar 2016
Cerdeira do Côa, or simply Cerdeira, was one of the 30 communes of Sabugal Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes ; it had 229 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 24,1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Mar 2016
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