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The commune has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin,
Santa Marinha e São Martinho is one of the seven communes of Seia Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 1365 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 19,5 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin,
![[Santa Marinha commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-seism-sn'.gif)
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 18 July 2025
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field of unknown colours.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 July 2025
![[Santa Marinha commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-seism-sn).gif)
image by António Martins-Tuválkin andSérgio Horta, 18 July 2025
Shield Argent, issuant from a naturalistic base Vert, charged with an ewe and lamb Argent garnished Sable, a tree Vert,
flanked at dexter by a grape bunch Purple leafed Vert and at sinister by an ear of rye Or, in dexter chief the local pillory Argent garnished Sable, in sinister chief by two swords Argent garnished Sable pointing
downwards and crossed per saltire.
Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "VILA DE SANTA MARINHA".
Meaning:
The pillory on the arms is a representation of the actual medieval monument,
which contains a Solomon Seal, suggesting the presence of crypto Jews, very likely in the early 16th century.
The 1514 royal grant that substantiates the town rank for the settlement, see here
contains, at the bottom of the first folio, an archbishop´s coat of arms (green hat, 10 tassles in 4 orders): Azure five falcons (?) proper stantant arrayed per quincunx.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 July 2025
Flag and arms never published in the official journal, and very likely never addressed by the Comissão de Heráldica da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses (CHAAP).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 July 2025
Santa Marinha was one of the 15 communes of Seia Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 991 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 10,49 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 July 2025
![[São Martinho commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-seism-so.gif)
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 18 July 2025
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field .
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 July 2025
![[São Martinho commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-seism-so).gif)
image by António Martins-Tuválkin andSérgio Horta, 18 July 2025
Shield Azure a tower Argent masoned Sable with port and windows Gules, accompanied at dexter by a chestnut twig Or with its burrs cracked Proper and at
sinister by a grape bunch Or leafed Argent, in chief a 5-point estoile Or.
Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "S. MARTINHO - SEIA".
Meaning:
The symbolism of the star is the same as on the municipal arms and in so many other local arms in this region: the Star mountain range (Serra da Estrela).
The other charges have, I presume, their trivially denotative meanings.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 July 2025
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 30 July 1999
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 July 2025
São Martinho was one of the 15 communes of Seia Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 638 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 8,81 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 July 2025
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