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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 coat of arms of the Visconti of Milan showing the biscione wearing a crown. The biscione [a] (English: "big grass snake"), less commonly known also as the vipera, [b] is in heraldry a charge consisting of a divine serpent in the act of giving birth to a child. It is a historic symbol of the city of Milan, used by companies based in the city.
Arms of Giuseppe Saragat, President of Italy, 1964–1971 As a Knight of the Swedish Order of the Seraphim, President Saragat chose to use the emblem of the Italian Republic in place of a coat of arms. Giovanni Leone, President of Italy, 1971–1978 No arms known Arms of Sandro Pertini, President of Italy, 1978–1985
Pages in category "Italian coats of arms" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... Coat of arms of the Hauteville family; P. Pisan cross; S.
The three main official symbols, [2] whose typology is present in the symbology of all nations, are: the flag of Italy, that is, the national flag in green, white and red, as required by article 12 of the Constitution of the Italian Republic; [3] the emblem of Italy, that is the iconic symbol identifying the Italian Republic;
Coats of arms of the Duchy of Normandy and the House of Hauteville, depicted in Agostino Inveges' Annali della felice città di Palermo (1651). A similar but more articulate thesis was made by the Sicilian historian Agostino Inveges, in the third volume of his Annali della felice città di Palermo, prima sedia, corona del Re, e Capo del Regno di Sicilia, a work that was printed between 1649 ...
The Visconti added a chapel to the church of Sant'Eustorgio, serving as their family burial site. [175] Visconti's coat of arms, the Biscione, marked the façade of minor Milanese churches under their patronage, making them recognizable today (San Cristoforo, Santa Maria Incoronata). [176]
Presumed primitive form of the family coat of arms, engraved on the facade of a villa they owned in Roana. The villa was destroyed in World War I and the remaining description of the coat of arms is unclear. Its colors have not been described either. The lily, a traditional symbol of Florence, is probably a reference to their Florentine origins ...