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Santo António Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Santo António,Concelho de Ponta Delgada, Açores

Last modified: 2017-01-18 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Santo António (Pta. Delgada) commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 11 Sep 2010
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About the Flag

It is a fairly typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow background (village rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 Sep 2010

Coat of arms

[Santo António (Pta. Delgada) commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 11 Sep 2010

The arms are Azure a cross Argent its ends adorned with three acorns Or each their cups Gules and issuant from a base wavy Azure chagned with a fess Argent a mound Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (commune rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "SANTO ANTÓNIO - PONTA DELGADA".
Meaning:
The main element on the arms is the cross of St. Anthony of Lisbon and Padova, usually a cross coupe Gules acrorned of the same.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 Sep 2010

Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 1 February 2005
António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 Sep 2010


Presentation of Santo António

Santo António is one of the 24 communes of Ponta Delgada Municipality; it had 1829 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 11.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Sep 2010


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