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São Martinho, Santa Catarina (Brazil)

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[Flag of São Martinho, Santa Catarina image by Dirk Schönberger, 11 August 2012
Source: http://www.saomartinho.sc.gov.br/cms/pagina/ver/codMapaItem/22161


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Municipality

The municipality of São Martinho (3,189 inhabitants in 2018; 22,453 ha) is located 130 km south-west of Florianópolis.

Ivan Sache, 7 November 2021


Description of the Flag

A horizontal triband, green-white-green, with the municipal shield in the centre on a white disk.

Official website at http://www.saomartinho.sc.gov.br
Dirk Schönberger, 11 August 2012

The flag of São Martinho was originally prescribed by Municipal Law No. 109 promulgated on 1 September 1972.

Article 1.
The municipal flag shall have the following characteristics.
Three horizontal stripes of the same width, the lateral dark green and the central white, representing the predominant color of the natural environment and the town's pacific atmosphere. In the center, a shield containing four quarters: 1. An axe, a hoe and a rifle crossed on a red background, symbolizing clearing with basic defense weapons. 2. A brown cross on a blue background, representing faith predominant since the oldest ages, 3. A maize plant and mountains, showing geography and the municipality's main source of income, agriculture, 4. Stones, representing ore deposits found in the municipality, on a light green field.

https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/sc/s/sao-martinho/lei-ordinaria/1972/11/109/lei-ordinaria-n-109-1972-cria-a-bandeira-do-municipio-de-sao-martinho
Leis Municipais database

The Law was abrogated by Municipal Law No. 196 promulgated on 13 June 1977, seemingly correcting omissions and explicitly prescribing the municipal coat of arms.

Article 1.
The flag of the municipality of São Martinho shall be 1.20 on 80 cm, the lateral stripe dark green and the central stripe white, the three stripes of the same dimension.
§1. Green is the predominant color of the natural environment while the central white stripe represents the town's pacific atmosphere.

Article 2.
The municipal coat of arms of São Martinho, placed in the center of the flag and featuring four quarters, shall have the following characteristics. 1. On a red background, an axe, a hoe and a rifle crossed, symbolizing clearing with basic defense weapons and labor tools, 2. On a blue background, a brown cross representing faith predominant since the oldest ages, 3. On a yellow background, a bovine and a pig, representing the municipality's main source of income, since the oldest ages, 4. On a light green field, stones, representing ore deposits found in the municipality. The shield surrounded on the right side by a maize plant, the municipality's main crop, and on the left side by three trunks and a tobacco plant, representing also main sources of income for the municipality. The shield surmounted by a tower representing the municipal hierarchy and autonomy, in the shield's lower part a scroll shaped like a half moon inscribed with the municipality's date of foundation.

https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/sc/s/sao-martinho/lei-ordinaria/1977/19/196/lei-ordinaria-n-196-1977-que-revoga-parte-da-lei-n-109-72-de-1-09-72-e-da-nova-redacao-a-mesma
Leis Municipais database

Ivan Sache, 7 November 2021