Last modified: 2015-11-19 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: nogueira(ponte da barca) | tower(red) | walnut(tree) | chisel | chiseller's hammer |
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2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Nov 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Nov 2015
Shield Argent, an embattled tower Gules masoned Sable with windows of the same, flanked by two pairs crossed per saltire, each one consisting of a chiseller's hammer Sable hilted Gules and a chisel Sable, growing from embattlements a walnut tree Vert fruited Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "NOGUEIRA - PONTE DA BARCA".
Meaning:
The walnut tree (Port.: nogueira) is a canting element.
Source: Freguesias de Portugal
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Nov 2015
The draft was emitted by Comissão de Heráldica da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses (CHAAP) on 25 July 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Nov 2015
Nogueira Commune is one of the 17 communes of the Ponte da Barca municipality (q.v.); it had 410 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 1.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Nov 2015
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