City of Ħal Qormi (Malta)

Città Pinto, Ħal Qormi, Curmi,

Last modified: 2013-12-14 by rob raeside
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3:5 image by Dirk Schönberger and António Martins, 11 February 2006

• Description

See also:

• Subnational Flags (Malta)
• Malta
• Flag of Grandmaster Emmanuel de Rohan de Polduc

Other sites:

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

Description

City of Ħal 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

Citta Pinto: Ħal Qormi: This medieval village was raised to cityhood by Grandmaster Prince Manuel Pinto de Fonseca, who also founded the local University.
Christopher Vella, 15 May 2004