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King João II took off the Avis cross and fixed to five
the number of circles in the eschutcheons, as well as its saltire
arrange and the downwards pointing direction of all of them. The
number of castles was also reduced to seven, although later the
coat of arms regained a higher, undetermined number until 1640.
António Martins, 22 May 1997
In 1485-1495 the flag was a (square) armorial banner (of the shield
only) with no crown at all. Later, from
1495 on, the flag became an arms-on-white and the crown was visible
over the shield.
António Martins, 22 May 1997