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![[flag]](../images/c/cv-76.gif) image by António Martins, 14 November 2017
image by António Martins, 14 November 2017
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Photos 
of athletes running in 
2017 under the municipal banner (litterally; the 
others 
show allegiance to clubs) show that the flag is white with centered 
emblem. The ratio seems to be around 5:7, less oblong 
than most (~3:2) and even less than the national 
flag
António Martins, 14 November 2017
![[emblem]](../images/c/cv-76).gif) image by António Martins, 07 July 2017
image by António Martins, 07 July 2017
The municipal emblem of São Miguel features the usual twofold arch 
of ten golden stars with a 
chain segment on its apical gap, in this case 
made of four green links. As usual, this arrangement surrounds the upper 
part of the emblem while the lower is surrounded by a stylized scroll, in 
this case red with white underside and black letters. These are black 
sans serif capitals and read "MUNICÍPIO DE SÃO MIGUEL".
The main element of the emblem (its shield, when seen as a coat of 
arms), is, as usual, round, and features a tree whence a scales hangs 
above wavy waters against a sky background. The scales are red with 
golden edging, the tree is naïf/stylized to a light green ellipsis 
atop a brown rectangle, all on a background horizontally divided in two 
halves: Lighter blue above light blue, the latter patterned with thick 
white sinusoidal lines.
António Martins, 07 July 2017
According to 
this 
offtopic blogpost in an anonymous foodie weblog, the municipal 
emblems of São Miguel and São 
Lourenço dos Órgãos were both created by the same 
designer (the anonymous foodie herself).
António Martins, 07 July 2017