Arruda dos Vinhos Municipality (Portugal)

Last modified: 2005-08-26 by antonio martins
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About the flag

The flag is as typical as you can get: Quarterly red over white, with coat of arms composed of shield, 4-towered mural crown and scroll reading "ARRUDA DOS VINHOS". The shield is silver and features a red tower with a black door charged with an escutcheon with the quinas. The tower is implanted on a green surface and is sided by two tall vines. Above the tower there are also two bunches of grapes.
Jorge Candeias, 09 Sep 1998

We know for sure that the grapes are white (or rather argent), which is quite unusual, even if not unique (see Vinhais). The grapes in purple and in red — both quite often variations (or mistaken renderings) of this coat of arms.
Antonio Martins, 13 Jun 2000

Guessing the meaning of these arms, I'd say that the grapes represent both the traditional products of the