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Crest: the coronet of an Italian Patrician proper As a Knight of the Papal Supreme Order of Christ , he bore the arms: Argent upon on a cogwheel proper, a Mullet of five points Argent fimbriated Gules, within a wreath of laurel Vert on a ribbon Gules the words "REPVBBLICA ITALIANA" in capital letters Argent.
Altare della Patria View of the artistic and architectural works present in the Vittoriano. The Vittorio Emanuele II Monument (Italian: Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II) or Vittoriano, or also Altare della Patria (English: Altar of the Fatherland), is a monument built in honor of Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of a unified Italy, located in Rome, Italy. [16]
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]
A more complete heraldic description of the arms of the Kingdom of Italy is as follows. Tierced per pale: [6] (1) per fess (a) Gules on an umbraculum two keys per saltire all Or and (b) Azure an eagle displayed Argent, wings inverted, crowned and armed Or; (2) Argent a serpent erect per Azure, crowned Or, in its mouth a figure Gules;
The Stella d’Italia, which is the oldest national symbol of Italy, since it dates back to ancient Greece, [1] supported by branches of olive and oak. The cogwheel surrounding the star refers to Article 1 of the Constitution of the Italian Republic, which states: "Italy is a democratic republic, built on labour."
The Stella d'Italia was one of the symbols of the journey by train on the Aquileia-Rome line towards the capital of Italy of the body of the Italian Unknown Soldier. [16] The coffin was placed on a gun carriage and placed on a goods wagon designed for the occasion by Guido Cirilli. [ 17 ]
Silvio Berlusconi, who was born and remained based in Milan, did use stylized biscione symbols in the logos for his companies Mediaset and Fininvest (with the child replaced by a flower); his residential zones Milano Due and Milano Tre and the Mediaset-owned television channel Canale 5 all also use biscione-inspired imagery.
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