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Last modified: 2015-11-13 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: corte do pinto | fleur-de-lis(blue) | wheat(sheaf) | pit-lamp | oak(branch) |
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![[Corte do Pinto commune]](../images/p/pt-mtlcp.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 12 Nov 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Nov 2015
Shield Or, a fleur-de-lis Azure, a sheaf of three wheat ears Vert tied Gules, a pit-lamp Azure illuminated Argent and a branch of oak Vert, the whole ensemble ordered per cross. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "CORTE DO PINTO - MÉRTOLA".
Meaning:
The fleur-de-lis is an attribute of Our Lady of Conception, the local patron saint, the other charges are representing agriculture, mining and forestry.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Nov 2015
Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 14 June 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Nov 2015
Corte do Pinto Commune is one of the seven communes of the Mértola municipality (q.v.); it had 857 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 70.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Nov 2015
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