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![[Queiriga commune]](../images/p/pt-vnpqe.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Jan 2018
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: this photo
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Jan 2018
Shield Vert with base wavy of Argent and Azure, a dolmen Or, flanked by two heather branches Argent blossomed Purpure, in chief a corn cob Or leafed Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "QUEIRIGA".
Meaning:
The heather branches (Port.: queiró; Latin: Erica umbellata) are canting elements.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Jan 2018
Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 22 October 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Jan 2018
Queiriga Commune is one of the five communes of Vila Nova de Paiva Municipality; it had 575 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 35.5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Jan 2018
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