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Água de Pena Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia da Água de Pena, Concelho do Machico, Madeira

Last modified: 2014-07-26 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: agua de pena | mountain | torrent | sugar cane | base(wavy) |
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[Água de Pena commune] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider,12 Mar 2012
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white background (village rank).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Mar 2012

Coat of arms

On shield Azure a mountain Argent lined out Sable upon base wavy Vert and Argent superimposed by a pale wavy Azure again superimposed by a pallet wavy Argent (representing a torrent) all flanked by two sugar cane plants Or. Mural crown argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "ÁGUA DE PENA".
Meaning:
The central charge is representing a mountain with a torrent or fountain and is probably a canting element. The plants refer to the importance of sugar production in the Machico region in the past. The base wavy is representing the sea.
Source: Machico municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Mar 2012

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