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Last modified: 2018-05-05 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: fenais de ajuda | goshawk | quina | star(5-point) | corn(cob) | wheat(ear) | sugar beet |
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![[Fenais de Ajuda commune]](../images/p/pt-rgrfa.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 2 May 2018
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and blue.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 May 2018
Shield Gules, a 5-point star Argent, flanked by a goshawk Or, holding an inescutcheon Azure, charged with five plates in quincunx, in his claws in chief, a corn cob Or leafed Argent at dexter, a wheat ear Or at sinister, a sugar beet Or leafed Argent in base. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "FENAIS DA AJUDA".
Meaning:
The star is an attribute of St. Mary, as Our Lady of Succour being the local patron saint. The quina is a national Portuguese symbol. The goshawk is a local symbol of the Azores, the other symbols are referring to agriculture.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 May 2018
Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 27 June 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 May 2018
Fenais de Ajuda Commune is one of the 14 communes of Ribeira Grande Municipality; it had 1131 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 14.3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 May 2018
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