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São Pedro de Sarracenos Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de São Pedro de Sarracenos, Concelho de Bragança, Distrito de Bragança

Last modified: 2016-08-12 by klaus-michael schneider
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[São Pedro de Sarracenos commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 2 July 2016
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 2 July 2016

Coat of arms

[São Pedro de Sarracenos commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 2 July 2016

Shield Azure two olive trees eradicated Argent fruited Sable set in fess, in chief two keys per saltire, one Or over another Argent, in base a mill grindwheel pierced Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "S. PEDRO DE SARRACENOS".
Meaning:
St. Peter's crossed keys in the arms are indeed canting elements.
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 2 July 2016

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 10 December 2003
António Martins-Tuválkin, 2 July 2016

Presentation of São Pedro de Sarracenos

São Pedro de Sarracenos Commune is one of the 39 communes of Bragança Municipality; it had 366 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 15.9 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 2 July 2016

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