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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Rio Douro commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-cbcrd).gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Dec 2024
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Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Dec 2024
Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, a push cart Gules, on central chief three rye ears Vert in fan tied Gules and flanked by two billets Azure, each charged with a voided crosslet Latin Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "RIO DOURO".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
In use is a different coat of arms as follows:
Shield Argent a push cart Gules, on central chief a milestone Azure, flanked by a pair of triplets of rye ears Or in fan tied Gules, on base a bar wavy Azure, charged with a barrulet wavy Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and short white scroll, in Bénard Guedes style, reading in black upper case serifed letters "RIO DOURO".
Source: municipal webpage
Meaning:
The arms in use are surely not even proposed by the CHAAP. The wavy charge on its base, and the base wavy of the proposed arms are a representation of the name giving river, which is sometimes considered to be "the golden river". Furthermore the arms in use don´t match heraldic rules, because they display golden rye ears on a silver background (metal on metal).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Dec 2024
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Dec 2024
Rio Douro is one of the eight communes of Cabeceiras de Basto Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 816 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 43,1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Dec 2024
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