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Arnóia Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Arnóia, Concelho de Celorico de Basto, Distrito de Braga

Last modified: 2014-08-30 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Arnóia commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 17 July 2009
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field (village rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 July 2009

Coat of arms

[Arnóia commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 17 July 2009

The arms are Vert a castle Or with port and windows Gules, masoned Sable, in chief a Paschal Lamb Argent nimbed Or holding a cross-staff Or with gonfanon Argent charged with a cross Gules throughout. Mural crown argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "ARNÓIA".
Meaning:
The Paschal Lamb probably is an attribute of St. John the Baptist.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 July 2009

Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série in 2002.12.06
António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 July 2009

Presentation of Arnóia

Arnóia Commune is one of the 15 communes of Celorico de Basto Municipality (q.v.); it had 1919 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 21,93 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 July 2009

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