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Machico Municipality (Portugal)

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

Machico has a white flag charged with the coat of arms. The flag can be seen in several places of the city.
Ivan Sache, 18 Feb 2001


Version without the coat of arms

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


Presentation of Machico

Machico, the place where Zarco “inadvertently” landed for the first time on the island (1419) and former capital of the island, is the seat of a municipality.
Ivan Sache, 18 Feb 2001


Commune flags

Porto da Cruz Commune

Porto da Cruz, a small village belonging to Machico municipality, has also a white flag charged with the coat of arms.
Ivan Sache, 18 Feb 2001