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The flag is a plain green field but, unlike Libya,
has the coat of arms in the centre. The coat of arms is typical, having a
4-towered mural crown, a scroll reading
"VILA DE AMARES" and a shield with a silver field,
charged with an all-green fruit tree (incl. the trunk) charged with golden
fruits and sided by two bunches of red grapes in the top and two yellow
corn ears with green leaves in the bottom. This coat of arms is simply a
depiction of the main agriculture productions of the municipality: maize,
fruits (particularly pears), grapes and wine).
Jorge Candeias, 20 Jun 1998
Plain (monocolored) portuguese subnational flags are
not allowed to have armless
variations: plain flags always carry the coat of arms.
Jorge Candeias, 18 Jul 1999
Amares is a town belonging to the Braga district,
old Minho province, future
Entre Douro e Minho region. It has an area of 81,9
sq. km inhabited by about 17 000 people distributed amongst 24 communes.
It’s another rural municipality, partially included in the first protected
area in Portugal (and our only national park) the National Park of
Peneda-Gerês. Some eco-tourism is starting to develop all over the park,
and I suppose that the municipality of Amares is no exception.
Jorge Candeias, 20 Jun 1998
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