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![[Santo António (São Roque do Pico) commune flag]](../images/p/pt-srqst.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 June 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 June 2024
Shield Azure with base wavy of Argent and Vert, a Caspian tern Argent armed Gules, a lily Argent with three blossoms of the same seeded Gules in fan. Mural crown with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with black inscription "SANTO ANTÓNIO - S. ROQUE DO PICO"
Meaning:
The Caspian tern (Latin: Hydroprogne caspia) is a local sea swallow. The base wavy with green waves is representing the Atlantic Ocean.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 June 2024
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 12 July 2011,
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 June 2024
Santo António is one of the five communes of São Roque do Pico Municipality. It had 815 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 31,81 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 June 2024
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