Last modified: 2022-10-14 by klaus-michael schneider
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2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 May 2018
It is an unusual Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field vertically divided of blue and white.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 May 2018
Shield Gules; a 5-point star Or; in chief a goshawk Or lined Sable, holding an inescutcheon Azure, charged with five plates in quincunx, in his claws; in base two overlapping triangles Vert, in front of them a can Argent, superimposed by a wheat ear Or and a corn cob Or, leafed Argent, in saltire. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "PICO DA PEDRA".
Meaning:
The star is an attribute of Our Lady of Delight, the local patron saint, the triangles are probably representing peaks (Port.: picos) of mountains and thus canting. Goshawk, and quina, are local symbols of the Azores. The other charges are symbolising agriculture.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 May 2018
Pico da Pedra Commune is one of the 14 communes of Ribeira Grande Municipality; it had 2909 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 6.6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 May 2018
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