Last modified: 2015-12-19 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: pardilho | base(wavy) | sailing boat | keys(crossed) | billet |
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2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 5 Dec 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Dec 2015
Shield Gules with base wavy of Argent and Azure and Vert, issuant from base a sailing boat Or garnished Sable and rigged Argent, in base a pair of keys - one Argent and the other Or - crossed per saltire between two paly billets Azure fimbriated Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "PARDILHÓ - ESTARREJA".
Meaning:
The keys are an attribute of St. Peter, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Dec 2015
Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 10 August 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Dec 2015
Pardilhó Commune is one of the five communes of the Estarreja municipality (q.v.); it had 4176 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 15.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Dec 2015
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