Monte do Trigo Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Monte do Trigo, Concelho de Portel, Distrito de Évora

Last modified: 2016-08-27 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: monte do trigo | mount | wheat(sheaf) | bezants(3) |
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• About the flag
• Presentation of Monte do Trigo

• Portel Municipality
• Portugal

About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: Portel municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Aug 2016

Shield Argent, issuant from base a mount Vert, charged with three bezants ordered 1:2, above an impending wheat sheaf Vert tied Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "MONTE DO TRIGO".
Meaning:
Sheaf and mount together are canting, because the commune's name means "mountain of wheat". Three golden balls, here bezants, usually are an attribute of St. Nicholas, however St. Julian is the local patron saint.
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Aug 2016

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 14 June 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Aug 2016

Presentation of Monte do Trigo

Monte do Trigo Commune is one of the six communes of Portel Municipality; it had 1240 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 107.0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Aug 2016

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