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Last modified: 2017-02-06 by klaus-michael schneider
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2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 7 Feb 2017
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Feb 2017
Shield Azure, a plough Or bladed Argent, in chief two tanner's knives Or bladed Argent, in base a bugle horn Or with cord Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "TERRUGEM - ELVAS".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Feb 2017
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 7 April 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Feb 2017
Terrugem Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Elvas Municipality; it had 1251 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 72.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Feb 2017
![[Vila Boim commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-elvtv-vb.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 7 Feb 2017
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and green.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Feb 2017
Shield Vert, a heraldic fountain (fons moçarave), flanked by a wheat Or at dexter and an olive branch Argent at sinister, both in base crossed per saltire, in chief a Paschal Lamb Argent. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "VILA BOIM".
Meaning:
The Paschal Lamb is an attribute of St. John the Baptist, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Feb 2017
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 28 May 1998
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Feb 2017
Vila Boim Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Elvas Municipality; it had 1224 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 25.5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Feb 2017
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