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The nautical flag introduced in 1783/85 and replaced around 1802. It was actually a navy insignia, but was also the first obscure example of a national flag and served as a model for later flags. Blue, a dynastic colour that appeared at the end of the 14th century and may have been chosen in honor of
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The regional flag of
Piedmont is hoisted over the buildings of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Turin, located in Grugliasco, a town neighbouring Turin, along with the flags of European Union and Italy (as seen in January 2005). The regional flag used there has no golden fringe at all.
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stabilized in the second half of the 16th century, held by the
Kingdom of Sardinia (1718) and survived until the end of the 18th century. The ancient counts, later dukes of Savoy, at least in the 13th century had the coat of arms of the crusaders corresponding to the aforementioned flag, possibly
694:
National, merchant and state flag introduced by Regie
Patenti on 1 June 1816. The new design of the canton, more aesthetic than the previous one, consisted of the crosses of Savoy, Genoa and Sardinia. The small royal crown on top of the innermost cross distinguished the state version from the
273:
Flag of the principality introduced around 1614, when the emperor gave a new weapon to the family of princes
Ferrero-Fieschi. A square flag with six blue and white stripes, with the coat of arms in the center. The coat of arms shows a blue lion on a silver background of the Ferrero family in
872:
was designed by the jacobin
Giovanni Antonio Ranza, who said that the blue and red were for France while the orange is taken to the tree of the Piedmont's shield. The orange was also the personal colour of Mr. Ranza: he fantasised his surname
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Two versions exist of the
Piedmontese flag: one with a blue border, and one without a blue border. The latest version, officially adopted in 1995, features a gold fringe and orange ribbon, although the flag is sometimes seen without it.
306:. The emblem in the center of the white linen is still the symbol of the reigning princes of Ferrero-Fieschi, but at the heart is a blue and silver Fieschi shield. The crown above the shield features a rising Ferrero lion.
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Maritime flag (merchant and war) adopted on 30 December 1814 and modified on 1 June 1816. Vittorio
Emanuele, on his return to Turin, restored the canton of Savoie with a blue flag, but added the flags of Sardinia and
342:
in 1853, the
Savoyards had built the kingdom into a strong power. There followed the annexation of other Italian states. On 17 March 1861, to more accurately reflect its new geographic extent, the Kingdom of Sardinia
775:. The original Savoy's dial did not have an edge, but have been added to visually cut the coat of arms off the flag. Due to the vagueness of the decree, the flag appeared in various shapes and proportions.
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commune that resulted from the political events that led to the proclamation of people's self-government in the city of Asti. According to the description, during the creation of the republic,
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There are two versions of that flag: one with a blue border, and one without a blue border. That last version was adopted officially in 1995, with a gold fringe and an orange ribbon.
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The state flag, or rather the prince's banner, appeared at the beginning of the 18th century and disappeared on 20 March 1767 with the incorporation of the principality into the
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flags with red inscriptions were displayed at the local church. "Freedom, Equality or Death" and "Astese
Republic", in Italian LIBERTA' EGUAGLIANZA O MORTE REPUBBLICA ASTESE
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517:, erected the blue insignia with the image of the Madonna). Colour was already present on some variants of the flag, such as the crusader banner with a blue border. A
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The
Principality of Masserano, linked to the Marquise of Crevacuore, was a small independent state situated in a hilly area fifteen kilometers from
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National and trade flag, defined in the design and proportions (2/3) on 2 May 1851. On 17 March 1861, it became the flag of the
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alternating quarters and an imperial eagle on a silver background. The striped blue and white curtain echoed the Fieschi crest.
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ascended the throne, and the kingdom was confined to Sardinia itself. The merchant navy version bore a previous flag in
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99:. The current flag was adopted on 24 November 1995.
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1158:"L'organizzazione dello Stato unitario"
678:War Ensign of the Kingdom of Sardinia (
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403:Merchant Flag of the Savoyard states (
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1729:Flags with blue, red and white
1675:Presidential standard of Italy
1427:List of presidents of Piedmont
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719:State and war flag (1848–1851)
609:Merchant Flag and War Ensign (
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442:Foedere et Religione Tenemur
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795:State flag and war ensign (
646:State Flag and War Ensign (
10:
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982:Italian Partisan Republics
448:, an archaic word meaning
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237:Principality of Masserano
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61:
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223:historical Italian state
170:historical Italian state
106:Coat of arms of Piedmont
650:): Civil Flag "crowned"
229:. The flag is a simple
1363:Monarchs of Montferrat
1329:
450:"fortress of the soul"
383:Royal Standard of the
107:
1599:Friuli-Venezia Giulia
1422:Elections in Piedmont
1328:
968:Flag of Blue Brigades
735:) and King of Italy (
219:Marquisate of Saluzzo
187:Marquisate of Saluzzo
105:
1644:Trentino-South Tyrol
1450:Art Nouveau in Turin
1392:Piedmontese Republic
1385:Monarchs of Sardinia
1306:Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
1056:Tagliabue, Stefano.
887:Piedmontese language
829:national unification
474:Royal Sardinian Navy
1719:Culture in Piedmont
1455:University of Turin
1380:Kingdom of Sardinia
1358:Duchy of Montferrat
1353:March of Montferrat
575:Vittorio Emanuele I
316:Kingdom of Sardinia
310:Kingdom of Sardinia
304:Kingdom of Sardinia
166:March of Montferrat
143:March of Montferrat
20:
1734:Flags with crosses
1402:Subalpine Republic
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1174:on 2 November 2018
1118:Flags of the World
1089:Flags of the World
1030:Kuipers, Kuipers.
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