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Cedros Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Cedros, Concelho de Horta, Açores

Last modified: 2018-07-18 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Cedros (Horta) commune] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 July 2018
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 July 2018

Coat of arms

Shield Argent with base wavy of Vert and Argent, a crescent recumbent Vert, charged with the so called "royal crown of Cedros" Or, in chief two cedars proper (= leafed Vert and stemmed Or). Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "CEDROS - HORTA".
Meaning:
The cedars (Port.: cedros) are canting.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 July 2018

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: II Série on 15 April 1998
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 July 2018

Presentation of Cedros

Cedros Commune is one of the 13 communes of Horta Municipality; it had 907 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 20.6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 July 2018

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