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It is a typical Portuguese communal flag with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin,
Shield Or three owls caboshed Sable garnished Argent and animated Or, in base a mound of two coupeaux Vert issuant from flanches and from a base wavy Argent charged with a barrulet wavy Azure.
Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading
in black upper case serifed letters "VALDUJO".
Meaning:
The word "valdujo" is a contraction of "vale de/do ujo" meaning "valley of (the) Eurasian eagle-owl".
This is also the name of the local river. This set of meanings qualifies the arms as fully canting. The number of owl heads matches three villages, which are mentioned in some texts about this commune.
Sources: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage, official municipal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin,
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 15 December 2014, see here
António Martins-Tuválkin,
Valdujo is one of the 15 communes of Trancoso Municipality created by the merger during the 2013 changes. It had 156 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 16,40 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin,
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