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![[Ratoeira commune flag]](../images/p/pt-clbra.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider,
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider,
Shield Purpure with base wavy of Argent and Azure; an inescutcheon Or, charged with five 5-point stars Gules in quincunx and flanked by two pairs of olive branches Argent, fruited Or and in base tied Gules, in chief, in chief a bunch of five arrows Argent tied Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "RATOEIRA".
Meaning:
The arrows are an attribute of St. Sebastian, the local patron saint.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 July 2018
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 25 August 2011
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 July 2018
Ratoeira is one of the 16 communes of Celorico da Beira Municipality; it had 303 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 7,7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 July 2018
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