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City of Siġġiewi (Malta)

Città Ferdinand

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image by António Martins, 1 March 2000

Description

See also:

Subnational Flags (Malta)
Malta

Introduction

From the local council website:

On the 30th December 1797, after a formal request by Don Salvatore Curso, on behalf of his parishioners, Grand Master Ferdinand Von Hompesch instituted the village as a city calling it after his name, "Citta' Ferdinand".

Santiago Dotor, 9 February 2006

Description

Blazon: Argent on a fess Gules a cross couped Or. Siġġiewi is nicknamed Città Ferdinand so I assume this must have been the arms of a Grand Master of the Order of Malta of this name.

António Martins, 1 March 2000

The flag of Siggiewi [shown above] is wrong.

Jaume Ollé, 5 March 2000

A different coat-of-arms, with two red stripes and a yellow cross fimbriated red between them, is shown in two websites:

the former website of the Siggiewi Local Council —which quickly redirects to the new one— shows this image
the Local Councils' webpage

However, Ralf Hartemink's International Civic Heraldry website shows the same as in António Martins's image. So, which is the correct coat-of-arms and flag for Siggiewi? Are they mistaken, or former versions?

Santiago Dotor, 9 February 2006