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According to my sources, the flag has a plain reddish purple field with the
coat of arms in the centre. However, I believe that the official descriptions
of the flags do not include this colour, so, officially, it may be either red
or purple. The coat of arms has a four-towered
mural crown, a greenish yellow shield charged with a red castle with a blue
door, and a scroll with a single word: "ALMEIDA".
Jorge Candeias, 31 May 1998
There is not much guessing to do with this coat of arms. Almeida is
an unusual place, because it’s a town completely surrounded by beautiful
defensive walls in the shape of a 10-pointed star, so the castle is a
reference to that.
Jorge Candeias, 31 May 1998
Plain (monocolored) portuguese subnational flags are not allowed to have
armless variations: plain flags always carry the coat of arms.
Jorge Candeias, 18 Jul 1999
Almeida is a town that belongs to the district of Guarda,
old province of Beira Alta, future region of
Beira Interior, near the border with Spain. It’s municipality
has 520,6 sq. km and about 9500 inhabitants living in 29 communes. It’s economy is
mostly rural. I believe that this is one of the municipalities claimed by the leonese
irredentists.
Jorge Candeias, 31 May 1998