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São Martinho Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de São Martinho [until 2013], Concelho de Sintra, Distrito de Lisboa

Last modified: 2014-08-01 by klaus-michael schneider
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[São Martinho commune] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 July 2014
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue background (village rank).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 July 2014

Coat of arms

[São Martinho commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 25 July 2014

The arms are Or, two camellias Gules leaved Vert ordered per fess, in between a cape Azure torn and open, in base a triple mount Vert issuant. Mural crown argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "SINTRA - S. MARTINHO"
Meaning:
The blue coat, nearly divided into two halves, represents St. Martin, who shared his blue coat with a beggar. (The blue coat is also a constituent of the French flag, St. Martin was Bishop of Tours)
Source: I spotted this flag in front of the administration building in S. Martinho on 6 October 2013.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 July 2014

The arms were officially approved on 17 January 2001.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 July 2014

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