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![[Trancoso municipal flag]](../images/p/pt-tcs.gif) 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 27 May 2025 |
![[Trancoso municipal flag #2]](../images/p/pt-tcs2.gif) 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 27 May 2025 |
It is a typical Portuguese municipal flag with the coat of arms centred on a field gyronny of eight of white and green
(see left image above) or wrong order of green and white (see right image above).
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin,
![[Trancoso municipality plain]](../images/p/pt-tcs0.gif)
2:3 image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Apr 2010
![[Trancoso town flag]](../images/p/pt-tcs4a.gif) 2:3, image by |
![[Trancoso town flag]](../images/p/pt-tcs4b.gif) 2:3, image by |
It was a typical Portuguese municipal flag with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of green and white.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 May 2025
![[Trancoso CoA]](../images/p/pt-tcs).gif) image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 29 May 2025 |
![[Trancoso CoA #2]](../images/p/pt-tcs2).gif) image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 29 May 2025 |
Shield Vert issuant from coupeaux proper a castle Argent masoned Sable,
charged with an inescutcheon with Portugal ancient and with an eagle displayed Or on its middle tower
and a mullet Or on honour point. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers town rank
and short white scroll, in Bénard Guedes style, reading in black upper case letters "TRANCOSO".
On this image different colours (white and brown, instead of green and black), are given for the cliffs.
A common variant shows the coupeaux rather in green with white areas (see right image above) and (right flag image above).
Meaning:
As far as I can guess, these arms refer to local history, heritage and landscape features.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 Oct 2006
Source shows also the original "Portugal ancient" armourial stone inset in the walls above the door that is shown, suitably stylised,
in the municipal arms.
Interestingly, the presence of this escutcheon on the castle tower as shown in the coat of arms is one of several variations,
reported in pre modern use for Trancoso.
In previous descriptions the "royal arms" (meaning an escutcheon of Portugal ancient or modern) variously show, on the tower,
flanking it, or not at all, and attributes its inclusion as a grant by King Dinis (1279-1325), which mismatches the armourial stone on the castle istelf.
It is the bordureless version of 1185-1248, not what King Dinis would grant, see here
Source below on pp.113-116 indicates also the star as a variable element in the Trancoso coat of arms, and that the eagle,
although always present, is some times flanking the castle opposed to the star, others perched atop the castle tower, taking flight. It would
seem that the current arms are a composite of these previous variations.
Sources: Ignacio de Vilhena Barbosa 1860/1863, Miguel Metelo de Seixas 2012
and this image.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 29 May 2025
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 20 August 1987
The settlement Trancoso had its honourific ranking upgraded from town to city status on 26 January 2005.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 Oct 2006
![[Trancocso municipal flag variant]](../images/p/pt-tcs3.gif)
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 May 2025
It was a typical Portuguese municipal flag with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of green and white
but with usual scroll and different arms as described below:
![[Trancocso municipal CoA variant]](../images/p/pt-tcs3).gif)
image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 May 2025
The 1980s Cromogal calandar set shows, what might have been the last publication of one of these variants
(considering that the artwork was very likely provided by the municipal government), showing instead Sable on a craggy ground Vert
a tower Argent surmounted by an eagle displayed Or and in dexter chief an estoile Argent, with the scroll, in typical style,
bearing text in black serifless capitals including the rank epithet: "VILA DE TRANCOSO".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 May 2025
This municipality had 8413 inhabitants in 2021 and had had, since 2012-2013, only 21 communes, before there had been 29 communes.
It is part of NUTS II Centro/Beiras and, in it, of NUTS III Beira Interior Norte.
Source: English WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 May 2025
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