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![[Moimenta da Beira commune flag]](../images/p/pt-mbrmb.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 white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Feb 2025
Shield Azure a well Argent, on dexter chief point a Paschal Lamb couchant nimbed Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "FREGUESIA DE MOIMENTA DA BEIRA".
Meaning:
All charges refer to St. John the Baptist, the local patron saint. The Paschal Lamb is his attribute, and the well is a representation of the so called "fountain of St. John" (Portuguese: Fonte de São João).
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Feb 2025
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 21 July 2010
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Feb 2025
Moimenta da Beira is one of the 13 communes of Moimenta da Beira Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 2843 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 10,17 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Feb 2025
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