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2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 14 Feb 2008
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and green (town rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 14 Feb 2008
![[Quinta do Conde commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-ssbqc).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 14 Feb 2008
The arms are Argent a cross of St. James between to crows respectant Sable and in base a comital coronet Vert bejewelled Or. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "QUINTA DO CONDE".
Meaning:
"Quinta do conde" means "Count's manor" and the arms show a partly canting charge, the coronet. The other elements stand for a St. Vincent Monastery (crows) and tfor the Order of St. James (cross fleury fitchy Gules).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 14 Feb 2008
Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série in 1999.05.13.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 14 Feb 2008
Quinta do Conde Commune is one of the three communes of the Sesimbra municipality (q.v.). This commune had 16 567 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 14,22 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 14 Feb 2008
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