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Ivan Sache, 
7 November 2021 
The municipality of Serra Alta (3,285 inhabitants in 2010; 9,044 ha) is located 600 km west of Florianópolis.
Ivan Sache, 7 November 2021
The flag of Serra Alta is prescribed by Municipal Law No. 34 promulgated on 
14 August 1990.
Article 1.
§1. The flag shall have the following 
characteristics.
- A rectangle of 1.30 m in length (horizontal) on 0.90 m in 
width (vertical), divided in three horizontal stripes of 35 cm, 20 cm, and 35 
cm, respectively
a) The first stripe, in top, blue, representing clean air.
b) The second stripe, in the middle, red, representing wealth, spirit of peace 
and the horizon.
c) The third stripe, in base, green, representing the 
fertile land.
- In the center, a white lozenge of 52 cm in side, 55 cm in 
width and 92 cm in length, representing economy. In the lozenge's center is 
placed the coat of arms of the municipality.
§2. Accordingly, the 
municipality of Serra Alta adopts red, blue, green and white as its official 
colors.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/sc/s/serra-alta/lei-ordinaria/1990/4/34/lei-ordinaria-n-34-1990-institui-a-bandeira-do-municipio-de-serra-alta-e-da-outras-providencias
Leis Municipais database
The coat of arms of Serra Alta is prescribed 
by Municipal Law No. 10 promulgated on 15 January 1990.
Article 1.
§1. 
The coat of arms shall have the following characteristics.
The coat of arms 
of the municipality of Serra Alta shall be described in proper heraldic language 
as follows.
A Samnite shield divided into three parts, divided in the middle, 
the upper part itself divided into two parts.
The shield surmounted by a 
six-towered yellow mural crown.
In the shield's first division, dexter 
(right), on a green background representing he fertile land, a black tractor and 
stylized plow representing mechanized agriculture and smallholders.
In the 
second upper division, sinister (left) on a blue background representing clean 
air, white poultry birds, pigs and bovines, as part of the municipality's 
income.
In the third division, on a green and blue background, a stylized 
cogwheel representing industry and progress, in yellow, red and blue, which 
represents wealth and spirit of peace. In the same division, three stylized logs 
representing a source of income and life for the municipality.
On the 
shield's right side a wheat plant and a maize cob, on the left side a soybean 
plant and a bean plant, representing the municipality's basic crops.
Beneath 
the shield a scroll gules (red) inscribed in black letters the toponym "SERRA 
ALTA - SC", surrounded by "26-04-1938", the date of establishment of the 
municipality.
https://leismunicipais.com.br/a/sc/s/serra-alta/lei-ordinaria/1990/1/10/lei-ordinaria-n-10-1990-institui-o-brasao-do-municipio-de-serra-alta-e-da-outras-providencias
Leis Municipais database
Photos
https://www.facebook.com/municipio.serraalta.sc/photos/2880103995545738 
https://www.facebook.com/municipio.serraalta.sc/photos/2819505544938917 
Ivan Sache, 7 November 2021