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Last modified: 2018-07-16 by klaus-michael schneider
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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 July 2018
I couldn't find any flag information.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 July 2018
Shield Argent; three hydrangeas of Azure and Argent, leafed and stemmed Vert and ordered per fess; in chief a creek cross Gules with three acorns vert on each bar; base wavy Argent, charged with a barrulet wavy Azure and a barrulet wavy Vert, issuant from base a mount Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "SANTO ANTÓNIO DE NORDESTINHO".
Meaning:
The acorn cross is an attribute of St. Anthony, name giver and patron saint of the commune. The base wavy is symbolising the location at the sea shore (green wave) and a local creek (blue wave).
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 July 2018
Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: II Série on 17 July 2008
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 July 2018
Santo António de Nordestinho Commune is one of the nine communes of Nordeste Municipality; it had 255 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 7.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 July 2018
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