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Flag of Mocidade Portuguesa, the regime’s youth organization.
Its is a banner of the arms, very similar to the royal flag of
1385-1433, but with only five bezants in each
eschuteon (normalization to current heraldry) and
with these in pentagonal
shape (due to the late art nouveau / fascist-modernist inclinations
of the regime artists). There were probably a lot more flags of this
organization (rank and unit banners), but I have no information about it.
António Martins, 04 Dec 1998
Legião Portuguesa, a paramilitary organization set by the Salazar regime
in the late 20ies, if I recall correctly, and lasted until 1974. It’s flag is
a banner of the arms of «argent, a cross fleury vert
(Avis Order Cross), a bordure of the same». There
were probably a lot more flags of this organization (rank and
unit banners), but I have no information about it.
António Martins, 04 Dec 1998