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klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: vale de figueira(s. joao da pesqueira) | chevron | rosary | fig(twig) |
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![[Vale da Figueira commune flag]](../images/p/pt-sjpvf.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Aug 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Feb 2017
![[Vale da Figueira commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-sjpvf).jpg)
image by Sérgio Horta, 22 Feb 2017
Shield Argent, a chevron reversed Sable, on chief a fig twig Vert fruited Purpure, over all a circular rosary Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "VALE DE FIGUEIRA - S. JOÃO DA PESQUEIRA"
Meaning:
The name of the commune means "valley of the fig tree". If the chevron is symbolising a valley, then twig and chevron together are canting. The rosary is an attribute of Our Lady of the Rosary, the local patron saint.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Feb 2017
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 7 September 1998
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Feb 2017
Vale de Figueira Commune is one of the 11 communes of São João da Pesqueira Municipality; it had 462 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 10,4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Feb 2017
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