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Gab� town (Guinea Bissau)

Nova Lamego

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Portuguese era municipal flag: Nova Lamego

Farim former flag image by António Martins, 14 November 2005

Gabu/Gab� was officially known as Nova Lamego until 1975 (cf. Lamego, Portugal) and was granted a Portuguese-style municipal coat of arms and flag in the 1960s. These can be seen, scanned from the same commemorative postcard, at http://www.ngw.nl/int/afr/novalame.htm and in the Wikimedia Commons. In the later location, uploader Emerson states that this flag "may be still in use". Based on what I know of Portuguese former colonies� municipal flags, I�d say that is highly unlikely.

The flag was quartered (town status) white and black with the coat of arms on the center. This was Gules a sword Argent hilted Or upright between two machetes samewise and on a bordure Argent four crescents Gules pointing upwards and four escutcheons Azure charged each with five plates; mural crown argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading "VILA DE NOVA LAMEGO" in black capitals.
Ant�nio Martins-Tuv�lkin, 23 February 2012