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It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Mar 2010
The arms are Azure three oak twigs Argent fruited Argents and garnished Vert per fess set in pale and in chief a mitre Or lined and garnished Gules and one a base wavy Argent two barrulets wavy Azure. Mural crown argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "SOENGAS".
Meaning:
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Mar 2010
Flag adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 18 July 2003
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Mar 2010
Soengas Commune was one of the 21 pre-2013 communes (now 16 remained) of Vieira do Minho Municipality (q.v.); it had 161 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 2,22 km². "Soenga" is an old Portuguese word meaning barren land.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Mar 2010
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