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The municipal flag is a green and white quartered flag with the
municipal coat of arms in the centre. I've seen two
versions of the arms, and the one I drew is the
one seen in older sources, so it may have been changed a little
recently. The description, however, is identical: a red field with
a silver castle in chef sided by a christian king to the left and
a moor king to the right. The remaining field is occupied by the
word "aleo" in gold surrounded by two crossed branches of some
unidentifiable plant. The coat of arms is completed by a silver
4-towered mural crown and by a scroll reading "VILA
DE ALCOUTIM".
Jorge Candeias, 01 May 1998
The word "aleo" are seen in other municipal arms, but I have no idea of their meaning, and the plant would perhaps mean something if only I could identify it. The chef relates to the traditional arms of the old Kingdom of the Algarve (the two kings) and the castle is a representation of the castle of Alcoutim, part of the old defense line of the border with Spain (by the way, I've