Alvaschein (Romansh: Alvaschagn) is a village and former municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland . On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Alvaschein, Mon, Stierva , Tiefencastel , Alvaneu , Brienz/Brinzauls and Surava merged to form the new municipality of Albula/Alvra .

Description: divided between black and silver (white); a broken silver key on the black ground, and a black carpenter's axe on the silver ground. The key and axe are references to the church patrons: St. Peter in Mistail and St. Joseph in Alvaschein.