Armorial of Italy

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This article presents the coats of arms of Italy.

National[]

Main article: Emblem of Italy

  • 1948-Present

Historical[]

Emilia-Romagna[]

Friuli Venezia Giulia[]

Campania[]

Lazio[]

Liguria[]

Lombardia[]

Marche[]

Piedmont[]

Sardinia[]

Sicily[]

Tuscany[]

Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol[]

Umbria[]

Veneto[]

President[]

Many of the Presidents of Italy have borne arms; either through inheritance, or via membership of foreign Orders of Chivalry, in particular, the Order of the Seraphim and the Order of the Elephant.[citation needed]

Arms Name of President and Blazon
Coa fam ITA de nicola.jpg Arms of Enrico De Nicola, President of Italy, 1948

Ancestral arms: Gules, a hound rampant argent neckbanded Or

Coat of Arms of Luigi Einaudi and Antonio Segni (Supreme Order of Christ).svg Arms of Luigi Einaudi, President of Italy, 1948-1955

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 REPVBLICA ITALIANA in capital letters Argent.

No crest

No motto

Giovanni Gronchi, President of Italy, 1955-1962

No arms known

Coa fam ITA segni2.jpgCoat of Arms of Luigi Einaudi and Antonio Segni (Supreme Order of Christ).svg Arms of Antonio Segni, President of Italy, 1962-1964

Ancestral arms: Or, a cross Azure. On a chief Or, an Eagle displayed Sable

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 REPVBLICA ITALIANA in capital letters Argent.

No crest

No motto

Emblem of Italy.svg 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

Generic Emblem of Italy (Order of Charles III).svg Arms of Sandro Pertini, President of Italy, 1978-1985


As a Knight of the Spanish Order of Charles III, President Pertini chose to use the emblem of the Italian Republic in place of a coat of arms.

Arms of Francesco Cossiga, President of Italy, 1985-1992

Per pale Argent and Gules in Dexter from base an olive tree Gules fructed Sable and to the sinister issuant from base an Oak branch Argent fructed Or. In base point per pale Gules and Argent

Motto: Nisi domine custodierit civitatem frustra visila qui custodem eam (Latin: 'Unless the Lord guards the city, the watchmen guard it in vain')

Coat of Arms of Oscar Luigi Scalfaro (Order of Isabella the Catholic).svg Arms of Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, President of Italy, 1992-1999

Ancestral arms: Party per fess Azure and Or, in honour point an arm armoured Or, holding a sword pommeled and bladed Argent in the base a book Argent, pages Gules, surrounded by sprig of Olive plant Vert, fructed Sable on a chief checky Argent and Gules

Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of Italy, 1999-2006

No arms known

Emblem of Italy.svg Giorgio Napolitano, President of Italy, 2006–2015

As a Knight of the Swedish Order of the Seraphim, President Napolitano chose to use the emblem of the Italian Republic in place of a coat of arms.

Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy, 2015–present

No arms known to date

Regions[]

Former colonies[]

The coats of arms of the Italian colonies.

This gallery include the lesser coats of arms. The years given are for the coats of arms.

See also[]

  • Coat of arms of Italy
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