Flag of Liguria
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| Use | Civil and state flag |
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| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 7 July 1997 |
| Design | A vertical tricolour of green, red and blue; charged with the coat of arms of Liguria. |
The flag of Liguria is one of the official symbols of the region of Liguria, Italy. The current flag was adopted on 7 July 1997.[1][2]
Symbolism[]
Each color has the following meaning:
- The green represents the Ligurian Alps and the Ligurian Apennines;
- The red represents the blood shed for Italian unification;
- The blue represents the Ligurian Sea.
At the center of the flag is the coat of arms of Liguria: a stylized caravel, symbolizing the maritime traditions of the region and its great navigators, positioned below the historical flag of the Republic of Genoa (the current flag of the modern-day city of Genoa). The four six-pointed stars imposed on the Genovese flag represent the four provinces of Liguria: the Province of Genoa, the Province of Imperia, the Province of La Spezia, and the Province of Savona.
Adoption[]
La bandiera della Regione Liguria è formata da un drappo di forma rettangolare con al centro lo stemma della Regione Liguria, come individuato dalla legge regionale 15 gennaio 1985 n. 3 (adozione dello stemma e del gonfalone della Regione, ai sensi dell'articolo 1 dello Statuto), posto su fondo a bande verticali di eguale larghezza colorate, da sinistra verso destra, di verde, di rosso e di azzurro mare; lo stemma ha dimensioni pari a tre quinti dell'altezza della bandiera medesima.
(L.R. 7 luglio 1997 Art.1)[3]
"The flag of the Liguria Region is formed by a cloth of rectangular shape with the coat of arms of the Liguria Region, as identified by Regional Law No. 3 of 15 January 1985 (the adoption of the emblem and the banner of the Region, in accordance with Article 1 of the Statute), placed on the bottom of colored vertical stripes of equal width, from left to right, green, red and sea-blue sea; the emblem has dimensions equal to three-fifths of the height of the same flag."
(Regional Law of 7 July 1997, Article 1 )
Gallery[]
Flag of the Republic of Genoa (1005–1797), and the current flag of the modern-day city of Genoa.
Principality of Seborga (12th century-1729) (speculative)
References[]
- ^ "Flag Identifier". Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ Breschi, Roberto. "ITALY - Regions" (in Italian). Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Ligúria" [Liguria]. Vexil'Òc (in Occitan). October 1998 (5). Retrieved 17 March 2017.
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- Flags of regions of Italy
- Liguria
- Flags introduced in 1997