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![[ANMP square flag]](../images/p/pt_anmp.gif)
Here, in Portugal, the vast majority of municipalities have come together
and created an association to defend the interests of local powers in talks
with the central administration. The association is called Associação
Nacional dos Municípios Portugueses (National Association of Portuguese
Municipalities), and has a flag. Since many of our municipal
flags have a gironny pattern, what better flag for the A.N.M.P. than a gironny
of red and green?.
Jorge Candeias, 03 Oct 1997
A national association that joins together all the portuguese municipalities,
working a bit as a lobby of local government in dealing with the central power.
It is, therefore, a rather relevant organization in the portuguese political
scene. Recently new observations (TV and still pictures in online and off-line
media) have led me to the conclusion that either my original report (without
lettering) was incomplete and my observations flawed, or that it represents a
rather marginal use of the flag.
It so happens that in all my recent sightings of this flag, besides the
green and red gyronny background (rather adequate for this organization)
there is also a sigla, in black bold letters, centered in the field.
Jorge Candeias, 26 Jan 2004
![[ANMP square flag]](../images/p/pt_anmp_.gif)
The flag is seen more often as small and square table flags, in
conferences and such, but the sighting of the rectangular variant is
also frequent, either flying outside or as interior flags.
Jorge Candeias, 26 Jan 2004
![[S.C.M.L. flag]](../images/p/pt_scml.gif)
The Lisbon Holy House of Mercy (Santa Casa da Misericordia de Lisboa), created in the last cen