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Atenas (Alajuela, Costa Rica)

Canton de Atenas

image by Fred Drews, 19 March 2020

Flag
Coat of Arms

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Flag

A blue-bordered white flag with the arms centered.

Flag available at https://commons.wikimedia.org/
Valentin Poposki, 7 June 2024

The following news story photos are given as sources:
https://www.facebook.com/periodicomitierra/posts/3369066483142344/
https://www.encuentromunicipal.com/index.php/actualidad/3709

It is a 3:5 rectangular white flag with a wide blue border (thickness circa ~4/30ths of the flag�s height) and the coat of arms centered in the white area. The shade of blue is medium bright, as seen in the 2020 source photo, not smokey pastel sapphire.
Ant�nio Martins-Tuv�lkin, 7 June 2024

Coat of Arms

image contributed by Fred Drews, 23 March 2006

The coat of arms is per fess on the I per pale on its I a representation of a farmer sowing all Proper and on its II Gules an open book Argent with its quill Or and on the II Or a mortar and pestle and a three different coffee containers one labeled "Cafe de CR" all Proper and a bordure diminished Vert (or just a non-heraldic green edging). Mural coronet Or with no openings and 5 visible square-section towers. Two stalks of sugercane (?) flanking the lower side of the shield with their stem tips crossed saltirewise. Underneath "1868" on a small red scroll, and below it a larger amber-brown scroll reading "Trabajo Paz Educaci�n", both with black regular text. Above all on a large pale blue scroll "Atenas" in blue bold latters. All inscriptions in capitals.
Ant�nio Martins-Tuv�lkin, 7 June 2024