Last modified: 2014-08-02 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: santo antonio(pta. delgada) | cross(st. anthony) | hill | base(wavy) |
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![[Santo António (Pta. Delgada) commune]](../images/p/pt-pdlsa.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 11 Sep 2010
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
![[Santo António (Pta. Delgada) commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-pdlsa).gif)
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 ANTÃ"NIO - 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 in 2005.02.01.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 Sep 2010
Santo António is one of the 24 communes of Ponta Delgada Municipality (q.v.); it had 2004 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 11,73 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 Sep 2010
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