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![[Baldos commune flag]](../images/p/pt-mbrba.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Feb 2025
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Feb 2025
Shield Or two branches of olive Vert fruited Sable in fess, flanked on chief by a fan of six arrows Gules tied Azure, on base by a chestnut twig Vert fruited Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and short white scroll, in Bénard Guedes style, reading in black upper case serifed letters "BALDOS".
Meaning:
The arrows are an attribute of St. Sebastian, the local patron saint. The olive branches are a representation of oliviculture, the most important local business line. The chestnut twig is symbolising forestal riches, especially local chestnut groves.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Feb 2025
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 7 March 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Feb 2025
Baldos is one of the 13 communes of Moimenta da Beira Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 151 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 4,16 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Feb 2025
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