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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.
The Italian tricolour cockade is one of the symbols of the Italian Air Force, is widely used on all Italian state aircraft, not only military, [25] it is the basis of the parade frieze of the Bersaglieri, cavalry regiments, Carabinieri and Guardia di Finanza, [26] [27] and a reproduction of it in fabric is sewn on the shirts of the sports teams ...
The emblem is used extensively by the Italian government. The emblem, shaped as a Roman wreath, comprises a white five-pointed star, the Stella d'Italia (English: "Star of Italy"), which is the oldest national symbol of Italy, since it dates back to the Graeco-Roman tradition, [1] with a thin red border, superimposed upon a five-spoked cogwheel ...
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;
Heraldry developed in the high medieval period, based on earlier, "pre-heraldic" or "ante-heraldic", traditions of visual identification by means of seals, field signs, emblems used on coins, etc. Notably, lions that would subsequently appear in 12th-century coats of arms of European nobility have pre-figurations in the animal style of ancient ...
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 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.
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