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![[Cerejais commune flag]](../images/p/pt-afecj.gif)
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 6 Mar 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 6 Mar 2024
![[Cerejais commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-afecj).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 6 Mar 2024
Shield Vert three eradicated cherry trees Argent ordered 2:1 fruited Or, in chief on two swords Or in saltire an open book Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "CEREJAIS".
Meaning:
"Cerejais" means "cherry groves" and thus these arms are partly canting.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 6 Mar 2024
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 22 November 2000
António Martins-Tuválkin, 6 Mar 2024
Cerejais was one of the six communes of Alfândega da Fé Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes ; it had 160 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 17.0 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 6 Mar 2024
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