Last modified: 2018-05-05 by klaus-michael schneider
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2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 3 May 2018
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of blue and white.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 May 2018
Shield Argent; issuant from base a mount Vert, charged with a pair of keys in saltire, one Or and one Argent; in chief a goshawk Sable lined Or, holding an inescutcheon Azure, charged with five plates in quincunx, in his claws. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "LOMBA DE S. PEDRO".
Meaning:
Goshawk, and quina, are local symbols of the Azores. The mount, representing a ridge (Port.: lomba) is canting, the crossed keys are an attribute of St. Peter, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 May 2018
Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 3 July 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 May 2018
Lomba de São Pedro Commune is one of the 14 communes of Ribeira Grande Municipality; it had 284 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 7.0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 May 2018
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