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Azinhoso Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Azinhoso, Concelho de Mogadouro, Distrito de Bragança

Last modified: 2016-04-09 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Azinhoso commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 1 Mar 2016
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and green.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Mar 2016

Coat of arms

[Azinhoso commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 1 Mar 2016

Shield Vert three holm oak leaves Argent per pale and set in fess,on chief a Marian crown Or gemmed Azure, base Argent wavy semy of wavelets Azure. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "AZINHOSO".
Meaning:
The town's name resembles "azinho", the quintessential name for the holm oak or its acorn, and the three leaves on the arms refer to this - canting heraldry. The remaining charges have trivial meanings.
Sources: this webpage and this photo
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Mar 2016

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: II Série on 6 October 2005
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Mar 2016

Presentation of Azinhoso

Azinhoso Commune is one of the 21 communes of Mogadouro Municipality; it had 307 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 30.7 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Mar 2016

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