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In the 1981 revolt of the island against the Sao Tome power,
a rebel flag was hoisted, but is unknown to me.
Jaume Ollé, 09 Nov 1996
I know no reports on a flag of Principe Island.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 08 August 1999.
I have met today the brother of the Sao Tome defense
minister. I obtain from him first hand information on flag
use in his country. The man was, 17 years ago, the leader
of the Youth organization of Sao Tome, but in this era
this organization didn’t have flag of their own. He was
president of the delegation of Youth people that traveled
to Principe Island but no flags different from the
national one were hoisted then.
Jaume Ollé, 03 Jul 2000
Michel Sicard, former Secretary general of the
Societé Française de
Vexillologie, said to me that in April of 1995, the
Island of Principe acquired an autonomous government. No
reports on flag.
Jordi Pérez, 01 October 1997.
Durán [drn95] reports
the following for the pre-1975 flag of the
municipality headed by the city of São Tomé (not
for the whole island!): Flag gyronny (city
rank) of blue and white (in the usual variants of 2:3 and 1:1),
the arms over all. This is gules,
five open cacao nuts set in saltire (Durán says «in
palo», «per pale», but the illustration shows per saltire,
which is much more logical…), shells or, seeds argent lined
sable; bordure argent with seven eschuteons azure, each with
five bezants argent per saltire. Mural crown or (overseas
province capital rank) of five towers (city rank), white
scroll reading in black capitals CIDADE DE SÃO
TOMÉ.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 08 Aug 1999
As for subnational flags in São Tomé and Príncipe,
before independence at least some of the local municipalities
had coats of arms and flags.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 08 Aug 1999