Last modified: 2006-02-05 by antonio martins
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It is a quite typical portuguese municipal flag, with the coat of arms
centered on a background quarterly (meaning town
rank) of red and yellow. The coat of arms is sable, over a castle or
masoned sable with windows and doors void, an eagle of the same, holding a
fish (?) argent, under five eight pointed stars or set in saltire, the
middle one inside a crescent fo the same pointing dexter. Mural crown argent
with four visible towers (town rank) and white
scroll reading in black upper case letters "CELORICO DA
BEIRA".
António Martins, 22 Aug 1999
Pease note that the usual depictions of this coat of arms show these
unusal eight pointed stars, as if made of two superimposed squares, one
rotated 45°. Note also that there should be something red on the arms, so
that color could be used in the background (the eagle’s beak and/or claws?),
but the source image was too undetailed.
António Martins, 22 Aug 1999
Celorico da Beira municipality had 8656 inhabitants in 1990, and it
is divided in 22 communes, covering 251 km2. It belongs to
the Guarda District and to the old province of
Beira Alta.
António Martins, 22 Aug 1999
