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Last modified: 2015-12-14 by klaus-michael schneider
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![[Mafamude commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-vngmv-mm.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Dec 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Dec 2015
Shield Vert, an Arabian palace with donjon occupied by a hornblower, dressed Gules and capped black with horn Or, in dexter chief an inescutcheon Azure charged with five plates in quincunx (quina), in sinister chief a waxing crescent Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "MAFAMUDE".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Dec 2015
The arms have never been described officially.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Dec 2015
Mafamude Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality (q.v.); it had 38 544 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 14.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Dec 2015
![[Vilar do Paraíso commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-vngmv-vp.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 8 Dec 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Dec 2015
Shield Azure, surrounded by three scallops Or on an open book Argent bound Or a lamb (Agnus Dei) passant Argent, holding a sinister bendy crozier Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank)and white scroll with inscription in black initials "VILAR DO PARAÍSO".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Dec 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 1 February 1996
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Dec 2015
Vilar do Paraíso Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality (q.v.); it had 13 878 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 7.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Dec 2015
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