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Italy
#12293 · Italy
This flag is a former version of Italy.
First national tricolour adopted
The Cispadane Republic adopted a green, white, and red flag, arranged horizontally with an emblem on the white band.
Vertical bands adopted
The Cisalpine Republic changed the tricolour to three vertical bands.
Savoy arms added
A royal edict placed the House of Savoy’s shield on the Italian tricolour.
Tricolour becomes national flag
The Kingdom of Italy adopted the customary tricolour with Savoy arms as its national flag.
Version used 1861–1946
The tricolour bore Savoy arms on the central white band; the state flag also displayed a royal crown.
Flag designs prescribed by law
Law prescribed models for the national and state flags; the state flag’s Savoy arms bore a royal crown.
Republican flag provisionally established
A presidential decree removed the Savoy arms and provisionally established the plain green, white, and red tricolour.
First color specifications issuedThis flag
Government circulars first specified the flag’s color shades.
#12293 · Italy