City of Qormi (Malta)

Città Pinto

Last modified: 2006-02-18 by santiago dotor
Keywords: malta | qormi | città pinto | crescents: 5 (red) | crescents: 5 (points to top) | banner of arms (pinto) |
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image by Dirk Schönberger and António Martins, 11 February 2006

• Description

See also:

• Subnational Flags (Malta)
• Malta

Other sites:

• Coat-of-arms of Qormi at the Local Council website

Description

City of Qormi received her charter from Grand Master Pinto (1743) and its flag was influenced by the arms of the Grand Master. Source: Strickland 1999 [str99].

Ivan Sache, 28 February 2000

Blazon: Argent, five crescents in saltire Gules. These are the Pinto arms, a Portuguese noble lineage, one of whom was a Grand Master of the Malta Order.

António Martins, 1 March 2000 and 11 February 2006

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