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![[Moinhos da Gândara commune]](../images/p/pt-figmg.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 22 May 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 May 2015
![[ commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-figmg).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 22 May 2015
Shield Vert, a bend sinister wavy Azure fimbriated Argent, in dexter chief a windmill's wheel Or rigged Argent, in sinister base a cogwheel Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "MOINHOS DA GÂNDARA".
Meaning:
The wheel of a windmill (Port.: moinho) is a canting element.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 May 2015
Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 19 July 1999, draft of flag and arms made by Mário Nunes
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 May 2015
Moinhos da Gândara Commune is one of the 14 communes of the Figueira da Foz municipality (q.v.); it had 1265 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 11.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 May 2015
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