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It is a quite typical portuguese municipal flag, with the coat of arms
centered on a background gyronny (meaning city
rank) of yellow and black. The coat of arms is or, a five arched bridge
argent, masoned sable, over three wavy fess azure, argent, azure, in chief,
two trees vert. Mural crown argent with five visible towers
(city rank) and white scroll reading in black
upper case letters "PONTE DE SOR".
António Martins, 03 Aug 1999
"Ponte de" means "bridge of", which is depicted on the coat of
arms; Sor is the local river, a tributary of the Tagus, for which the wavy
fess stands.
António Martins, 03 Aug 1999
Ponte de Sor municipality had 17 620 inhabitants in 1990, and
it is divided in 6 communes, covering 839 km2. It belongs
to the Portalegre District and to the old
province of Ribatejo.
António Martins, 03 Aug 1999