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![[Pico de Regalados, Gondiães e Mós commune flag]](../images/p/pt-vvdpg.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Feb 2025
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of yellow and green.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Feb 2025
![[Pico de Regalados, Gondiães e Mós commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-vvdpg).gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Feb 2025
Shield Vert a wing Or between a palm frond of the same in fess on chief and two millstones of the same ordered per fess on base. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and long white scroll, as used by united communes,often reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE PICO DE REGALADOS, GONDIÃES E MÓS".
Meaning:
The wing is representing former Pico de Regalados Commune, the millstones former Mós Commune.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Feb 2025
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 18 January 2018
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Feb 2025
Pico de Regalados, Gondiães e Mós is one of the 12 communes of Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 1553 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 9,53 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Feb 2025
![[Pico de Regalados commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-vvdpg-pr.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Feb 2025
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of yellow and red.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Feb 2025
Shield abased parted per chevron of Gules charged with three wings Or in fess under a Maltese cross Argent on chief, and Argent. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "PICO DE REGALADOS".
Meaning:
The partition line may be canting, symbolising a peak (Portuguese: pico).
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Feb 2025
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 8 November 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Feb 2025
Pico de Regalados was one of the 37 communes of Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 845 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3,55 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Feb 2025
Gondiães was one of the 37 communes of Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had no proper symbols, as source displays just an empty shield. It had 347 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3,37 km².
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Feb 2025
![[Mós commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-vvdpg-ms.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Feb 2025
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Feb 2025
Shield Argent six millstones Gules ordered 3:2:1, on central chief a Marian crown Azure with pearls Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "MÓS - VILA VERDE".
Meaning:
The millstones (Portuguese: mós) are canting elements, the crown is an attribute of St. Mary, the local patron saint.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Feb 2025
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 7 February 2007
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Feb 2025
Mós was one of the 37 communes of Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 323 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2,56 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Feb 2025
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