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![[Balança commune]](../images/p/pt-tbrba.gif)
2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 26 May 2009
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field (village rank).
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 26 May 2009
![[Balança commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-tbrba).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 26 May 2009
Shield Or a beam balance scale Gules garnished Argent and in base a mattock Vert - usually in 3D perspective - garnished Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and short white scroll, in Bénard-Guedes style, reading in black upper case letters "BALANÇA".
Meaning:
The word "Balança" means "(beam) balance (scale)", the weighing instrument, and the arms are thus partly canting.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 26 May 2009
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 7 May 2003,
António Martins-Tuválkin, 26 May 2009
Balança is one of the 11 communes of Terras de Bouro Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes ; it had 393 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 4,45 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin,26 May 2009
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