Vila Franca do Campo Municipality (Portugal)

Last modified: 2001-09-14 by antonio martins
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It is a quite typical portuguese municipal flag, with the coat of arms centered on a plain yellow background. The coat of arms is azure, issuant from the dexter an angel�s arm proper, winged or and holding a scale of the same and a sword armed argent pointed upwards, as if on a bordure, the words "QUIS SICUT DEUS?". Mural crown argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "VILA FRANCA DO CAMPO".
Ant�nio Martins, 22 Aug 1999

It should be noted that the latin motto shous modern "U"s and not the usual "V"s. I'm not sure about the meaning, I confess: maybe �Who follows God�?...
Ant�nio Martins, 22 Aug 1999

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

Vila Franca do Campo municipality had 11 150 inhabitants in 1990, and it is divided in 5 communes, covering 78 km². It belongs to the Autonomous Region of A�ores, to the former Ponta Delgada District and to the old province of Acores.
Ant�nio Martins, 22 Aug 1999