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Keywords: ribeira seca(vila franca do campo) | paschal lamb(couchant) | orange | millstone |
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![[Ribeira Seca (Vila Franca do Campo) commune]](../images/p/pt-vfcrs.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Mar 2018
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: communal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Mar 2018
Shield Or, a bar wavy Argent, in chief within a nimbus Or a Paschal Lamb couchant Argent, in base an orange proper leafed Vert at dexter and a millstone Sable garnished Argent at sinister. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "RIBEIRA SECA - VILA FRANCA DO CAMPO".
Meaning:
The bar wavy is a canting lement. The Paschal Lamb is an attribute of St. John the Baptist, probably being the local patron saint.
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Mar 2018
Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: II Série on 24 May 2013
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Mar 2018
Ribeira Seca Commune is one of the six communes of Vila Franca do Campo Municipality; it had 1106 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 5.5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Mar 2018
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