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![[Flag of Juranda, PR (Brazil)]](../images/b/br-pr-182.gif)
image by Dirk Schönberger,
26 August 2011The flag and arms of Juranda are prescribed by Municipal Law No. 244
promulgated on 17 December 1992.
Article 1.
The flag of the
municipality of Juranda, designed by Reynaldo Valascki (heraldist and
vexillologist) has the following characteristics.
§1. The municipal flag of
Juranda has the proportions of the national flag and is composed of a red
(gules) triangle placed along the hoist (left), and two equal horizontal
stripes, the upper blue (azure) and the lower green (vert). The two stars in the
triangle represent the two districts. The white (argent) central stripe is
distinctively wider. In the center of the flag is placed the municipal coat of
arms.
Article 2.
The coat of arms of the municipality of Juranda,
designed by Reynaldo Valascki (heraldist and vexillologist) has the following
characteristics.
§1. The mural crown surmounting he shield is the universal
symbol of domains; it is yellow (or) with eight towers, only five of them
visible in perspective view.
§2. The black (sable) windows of the mural crown
represent the proper attributes of the pioneers, developers and administrators
of the community.
§3. The first, left quarter features a forest and crop
plantations, highlighting the pioneers and developers' work.
§4. The second,
right quarter features an inkpot, a quill, a terrestrial globe and a map,
symbolizing education and culture.
§5. In the center, a sinuous line
represents the rivers in the municipal territory.
§6. The third, left quarter
features two animals (oxen) symbolizing the livestock resources in the
municipality and its greening pastures.
§7. The fourth quarter features a
tractor and a farmer plowing the land, since agriculture is mechanized on the
whole municipal territory and a main source of income for the municipality.
§8. The escutcheon featured in the shield's upper part includes an image of the
Blessed Virgin with Baby Jesus, symbolizing the municipality's patron saint.
§9. The triangle in base of the shield features a Mercury's helmet symbolizing
commerce in the municipality.
§10. The shield is supported dexter by maize
and bean plants and sinister by soybean and wheat plants; between the shield and
the scroll, rice and cotton plants.
§11. A red scroll inscribed in the center
with the toponym "JURANDA" surrounded left by date "16-12-1981", the date of
creation of the municipality, and right by date "01-02-1983", the date of
political emancipation of the municipality of Juranda.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/pr/j/juranda/lei-ordinaria/1992/25/244/lei-ordinaria-n-244-1992-dispoe-sobre-a-instituicao-da-bandeira-e-do-brasao-do-municipio
Leis Municipais database
Photo
https://www.facebook.com/Prefeitura-Municipal-de-Laranjal-1932747096990429/photos/2292959254302543
Ivan Sache, 3 February 2022