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![[Santo Quintino commune]](../images/p/pt-smasq.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 4 Feb 2008
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field (village rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Feb 2008
![[Santo Quintino commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-smasq).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 4 Feb 2008
The arms are Azure two nails Argent set per saltire pointing downwards and in chief an ancient crown, i.e. a coronet, Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "SANTO QUINTINO".
Meaning:
The arms are canting, as one of the relics of St. Quentin are the nails used in his martyrdom (which are not among his hagiographic attributes, according to this webpage< http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Quentin>). St. Quentin is one of the patrons of this commune, where a 14th century shrine exists, but the spelling used in the toponym is atypical: in Portuguese, saint names starting with consonant are styled "São", not "Santo", which is used only in names starting with a vowel.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Feb 2008
Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série in 1998.12.22.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Feb 2008
Santo Quintino Commune is one of the three communes of the Sobral de Monte Agraço municipality (q.v.). This commune had 3432 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 28,88 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Feb 2008
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