It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centered on a plain blue background. The arms are Argent a globus cruciger Azure fitted (?) Or and in orle ten fig leaves Or. Mural crown argent with three visible towers (commune rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "Figueiredo de Alva". The banner should have silvery and blue tassels and cord, and golden pole with spear finial.
Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal _Diário da República : III Série_ in 2005.05.12: «Escudo de prata, globo crucífero de azul, guarnecido de ouro, acompanhado em orla de dez folhas de figueira de verde. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: "FIGUEIREDO DE ALVA "». See also < http://www.fisicohomepage.hpg.ig.com.br/sps-figueiredoalva.htm >, at Sérgio Horta's web site. Images by Sérgio Horta, <pt-fgal).gif> (CoA detail), and <pt-fgal.gif> (flag) attached for our page <pt-sps.html>. Figueiredo de Alva Commune is one of the 19 communes of São Pedro do Sul Municipality (q.v.); it had 1026 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 15,56 km². See also < http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figueiredo_de_Alva >. The word "_figueiredo_", apart from being a common Portuguese surname, may also mean "fig grove", and this the fig leaves are canting. -- António MARTINS-Tuválkin ____. <[email protected]> | ()| Não me invejo de quem tem |####| PT-1500-111 LISBOA carros, parelhas e montes | +351 934 821 700, +351 217 150 939 só me invejo de quem bebe | ICQ:193279138 http://tuvalkin.web.pt/ a água em todas as fontes | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- De sable uma fonte e bordadura escaqueada de jalde e goles, por timbre a bandeira, por mote o 1º verso acima, e por grito de guerra "Mi rajtas!". ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Flags of the world" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/fotw?hl=en.
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