Flag of Fafe

The flag of Fafe has eight red and white gironnies (triangles), with the coat of arms in the centre. The coat of arms joins a red mill wheel, a sun, maize and grapes. Before it was plain red.

How it came about

Fafe was raised to city on 28 June 1984. The new flag and coat of arms were published in the Diário da República on 23 January 1987, according to Flags of the World. The plain flag was swapped for the ground of eight gironnies and the crown of five towers, the marks of a city.

How it has changed

The previous flag was published on 14 June 1940, in the Diário do Governo: plain red, with the town coat of arms and a crown of four towers. We have not found a free image.

1. 1940-1987

   Plain red flag with the town coat of arms. The red is kept on the current one.

2. 

   1987

   Eight red and white gironnies and a city coat of arms. Esposende went through a similar change when it became a city in 1993; see Esposende.

What it means

• Red and white

  the colours of the coat of arms, with the red wheel on a silver ground.

• Red mill wheel

  a river mill.

• Golden sun of sixteen rays

  over a blue circle.

• Maize and grapes

  three ears and a bunch, the crops of the area.

• Blue and silver waves

  the water of the river.

Fun facts

1. Three years of waiting

   Fafe became a city in 1984, but the flag with gironnies did not arrive until 1987.

2. A municipal website with the wrong flag

   In 1999, according to Flags of the World, the town council website called the flag the coat of arms on a white ground. The real flag has a red and white ground.

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