Last modified: 2015-04-18 by klaus-michael schneider
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2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 16 Apr 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Apr 2015
Shield Argent, an aries and a duck - both Gules and affronty - between a sword cross Gules in central chief and in base a bunch of two corn poppies Vert blossomed Gules between three wheat ears Vert, all tied Azure. Mural crown with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "ENTRADAS".
Meaning:
The cross is alluding to the Order of Santiago. St. James (on the peninsula known as Santiago) is also the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Apr 2015
Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 4 December 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Apr 2015
Entradas Commune is one of the four communes of the Castro Verde municipality (q.v.); it had 649 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 76.23 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Apr 2015
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