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![[Malhada Sorda commune]](../images/p/pt-aldms.gif) 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 May 2018
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 May 2018
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: Almeida municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 May 2018 
Shield Argent; two amphoras Gules in fess, each one having two bails; in chief a sword Azure in pale, balancing a pair of scales of the same; in base a lyre Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "MALHADA SORDA".
Meaning:
Sword and scales are attributes of St. Michael, the local patron saint.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 May 2018 
Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 12 January 2005 
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 May 2018 
Malhada Sorda Commune is one of the 29 communes of Almeida Municipality; it had 334 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 45.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 May 2018 
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