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![[Santa Cristina commune]](../images/p/pt-msfsc.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 27 Sep 2010
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 Sep 2010
![[Santa Cristina commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-msfsc).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 27 Sep 2010
Shield Or, three mountains Sable the peaks snow (Note that the colour of snow, proper, is white, not white/Argent (grey/silver)) covered over a base wavy of Argent and Azure, in central chief two arrows Sable crossed per saltire and cut by a pair of scissors Azure, below two barrels Purpure ringed Argent and nailed Sable, one at either flank. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "MESÃO FRIO - SANTA CRISTINA".
Meaning:
The mountains are referring to the municipal arms.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 Sep 2010
Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 11 October 2004
António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 Sep 2010
Santa Cristina Commune is one of the seven communes of Mesão Frio Municipality (q.v.); it had 821 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 6,41 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 Sep 2010
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