Covas do Douro Commune (Portugal)
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 May 2010
Coat of arms
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Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, a bell Gules, surrounded by eight vine leaves Vert (according to blazon ordered "in escarbuncle"). Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading "COVAS DO DOURO" in black upper case letters.
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 May 2010 / 26 Jan 2018
Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 30 October 2004
António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 May 2010
Presentation of Covas do Douro
Covas do Douro Commune is one of the 12 communes of Sabrosa Municipality (q.v.); it had 444 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 19.6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Jan 2018
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