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Vila Real de Santo António Municipality (Portugal)

Concelho de Vila Real de Santo António, Distrito de Faro

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[Vila Real de Santo António municipality] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 18 Mar 2007
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About the flag

It is a fairily typical portuguese municipal flag, with the coat of arms centered on a background white and red gyronny (city rank). These arms and flag were adopted upon the upgrade of the municipality seat to city status in 1988.03.11 (though apparently not made official yet) and are a trivial change of the former arms and flag.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 Mar 2007

Coat of arms

Vila Real de Santo António municipality
image by Sérgio Horta, 19 Mar 2007

The arms are Vert on a counterchief wavy of Argent and Vert semy of fish Sable and below a Christian king’s head in dexter chief and a Moorish king’s head in sinister chief a sailship Gules dressed Argent casting a net Or over the waves. Mural crown argent with five visible towers (city rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "Vila Real de Santo António".
Meaning:
Both heads are typical for many communes located in the Algarve.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 Mar 2007


Version without the coat of arms

Vila Real de Santo António plain flag
image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 2010

Previous flags

1932-1988

Vila Real de Santo António previous flag
image by Sérgio Horta, 17 Mar 2007

Adopted and published in the official journal Diário do Governo : I Série in 1932.07.02; these included the usual town attributes, four visible crown tower, and a quartered background of white and red.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 Mar 2007

Version without the coat of arms

Previous Vila Real de Santo António plain flag
image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 2010

Presentation of Vila Real de Santo António

Vila Real de Santo António municipality had 17 956 inhabitants in 2001 and consists of 3 communes covering 57,53 km². It is part of Faro District, traditional province, 1999 ref. adm. region, current C.C.R. / NUTS II, and NUTS III Algarve.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 25 Jan 2007


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