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Penajóia Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia da Penajóia, Concelho de Lamego, Distrito de Viseu

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[Penajóia commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 21 Jul 2009
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About the Flag

It is a fairly untypical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a quartered background of green and white, usually meaning (town rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Jul 2009

Coat of arms

[Penajóia commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 21 Jul 2009

The arms are Argent on a pale wavy Azure a pallet wavy Argent flanked at dexter by three bunches of grapes Purpure leaved Vert set in pale and at sinister by three twigs of cherry Vert fruited Gules set in pale. Mural crown argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "PENAJÓIA".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Jul 2009

Flag and coat of arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série in 2001.10.26.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Jul 2009

Presentation of Penajóia

Penajóia Commune is one of the 18 communes of Lamego Municipality (q.v.); it had 1250 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 10,33 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Jul 2009

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