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National symbols of Italy are the symbols that uniquely identify Italy reflecting its history and culture. [1] They are used to represent the Nation through emblems , metaphors , personifications , allegories , which are shared by the entire Italian people .
Emblem of the Italian Republic rendered in black and white State ensign of the Italian Republic (since 2003). The central element of the emblem is the five-pointed star white star, also called Stella d'Italia (English: "Star of Italy"), which is the oldest national symbol of Italy, since it dates back to ancient Greece. [1]
The Italian law regulates its use and display, protecting its defense and providing for the crime of insulting it; it also prescribes its teaching in Italian schools together with other national symbols of Italy. The Italian Flag Day named Tricolour Day was established by law n. 671 of 31 December 1996, and is held every year on 7 January.
Orders, decorations, and medals of Italy (4 C, 5 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Italy" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
An Italian tricolour with dark-grey eagle clutching a fasces in the center. 1943–1945 Flag of the National Liberation Committee: An Italian tricolour with a star inside which is the word "CLN". 1943–1945 Flag of the Tuscan Liberation Committee 1943–1945 Flag of the Brigate Garibaldi: An Italian tricolour with a red star in the center.
With the fall of Napoleon and the restoration of the absolutist monarchical regimes, the national colours of Italy, and with it the tricolour cockade, went underground, becoming the symbol of the patriotic ferments that began to spread in Italy [46] [62] and the symbol which united all the efforts of the Italian people towards freedom and ...
[41] [42] It is also used on the cockade, another of the national symbols of Italy. Its use of the national colours was the antecedent for its use in the flag. [43] [44] [45] The Presidential Standard of Italy is the flag used by the President of the Italian Republic, the nation's head of state.
Since the middle ages, it is the colour of the House of Savoy, the royal dynasty of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1946. Having become a National symbol of Italy with the Risorgimento (1859–70), its use continued even after the birth of the Italian Republic (1946) under the name Italian blue.