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It is a fairily typical portuguese municipal flag, with the
coat of arms
centered on a plain green background. Flag and arms
adopted and published in the
official journal Diário da República : III Série in 2002.07.30.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 Feb 2007
The arms are Argent issuant from a mound Vert lined Sable a parasol pine (edible nut pine) proper between two crescents (*) Gules. Mural crown argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters scroll reading in black upper case letters "VILA DE ARGANIL".
(*) In Portuguese heraldry the crescent are thus termed (crescente, waxing moon) when it points up and minguante (waning moon) when it points down. Other positions are called lua (moon) and are considered as a completely diferent heraldic entity.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 Feb 2007
Plain (monocoloured) portuguese subnational flags are
not allowed to have
variations without arms : plain flags always carry the coat of arms.
Jorge Candeias, 18 July 1999
Arganil municipality had 13 623 inhabitants in 2001 and consists of 18
communes covering 332,13 km². It is part of Coimbra
District, traditional province and 1999 ref. adm. region
Beira Litoral, current C.C.R. / NUTS II
Centro, and NUTS III
Pinhal Interior Norte.
António Martins, 03 Feb 2007
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