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Erada Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Erada, Concelho de Covilhã, Distrito de Castelo Branco

2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 July 2018

About the flag
Presentation of Erada

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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.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 July 2018

Coat of arms

image by Sérgio Horta, 16 Nov 2015

Shield Azure, a pair of keys crossed per saltire, the bendy one Argent and the sinister bendy one Or, in chief a 5-point star Argent, in base a plate charged with 10 discs Sable gloaming Gules ordered 2:3:3:2. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "ERADA".
Meaning:
The pair of keys is an attribute of St. Peter, the local patron saint. The 10 gloaming discs are symbolizing the local charcoal production. The star is representing the Serra da Estrela, literally translated as "the star mountains".
Sources: here and here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Nov 2015

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: II Série on 20 May 1998
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Nov 2015

Presentation of Erada

Erada Commune is one of the 21 communes of the Covilhã municipality (q.v.); it had 709 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 43.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Nov 2015

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