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It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and green.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Jan 2018
Shield Vert, a pillory Argent between two arrows Or in pale, on base wavy Argent a barrulet wavy Azure. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll (Bénard Guedes style) reading in black upper case serifed letters "FRECHAS".
Meaning:
These arms are partly canting as "frechas" is an archaic form of "flechas", meaning "arrows".
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Jan 2018
Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 9 November 2001
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Jan 2018
Frechas Commune is one of the 30 communes of Mirandela Municipality; it had 929 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 18.4 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Jan 2018
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