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2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 1 Mar 2016
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
![[Azinhoso commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-mgdaz).gif)
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
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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