The twenty Italian regions (including five autonomous regions) each have their own arms, as well as their own gonfalone; more recently they have taken into use normal flags as well. Many regional flags were adopted on 4 November 1995 for Armed Forces Day of Italy.

Regions

Flag Year of adoption Use Description
1999 Flag of Abruzzo A burgundy field with the coat of arms of Abruzzo in the centre. White represents the snowy mountains, green the hills of the region, and blue the Adriatic sea.[1][2]
2001
(modified in 2011)		 Flag of Apulia A white field with the words Regione Puglia ("Apulia Region") in gold letters at the top center, with the coat of arms of Apulia below; a green stripe towards the hoist-side, and a red stripe towards the fly-side.
1995 Flag of Basilicata A field of azure with the coat of arms of Basilicata in the centre.
1995 Flag of Calabria A blue field with the coat of arms of Calabria in the centre, and the words "Regione Calabria" above and below.
Flag of Campania Azure, an inescutcheon Argent, a bend Gules[3]
1995 Flag of Emilia-Romagna The emblem of the region superimposed upon a field of white, with a red bar and the words "Regione Emilia-Romagna" below
Flag of Lazio The coat of arms of Lazio surrounded by laurel and olive branches, surmounted by a golden crown on a sky-blue field with the words "Regione Lazio" in gold.
1997 Flag of Liguria A vertical tricolour of green, red and blue; charged with the coat of arms of Liguria.
1975 Flag of Lombardy A green field with the Rosa Camuna (also called curvilinear cross) in white in the centre.[4][5]
1995 Flag of Marche A white field with the regional emblem of Marche, with the words Regione Marche ("Marche Region") in green above.
1975 Flag of Molise A field of blue with the coat of arms in the centre, and "Regione Molise" in gold below.
1995 Flag of Piedmont The flag has a red field with a blue border, and a white cross is located in the field. The upper part of the flag shows the heraldic sign of succession, indicating that the Duke of Piedmont was the eldest son of the then Kingdom of Sardinia.
1995 Flag of Tuscany A white field with a silver Pegasus rampant in the center between two red horizontal bands.
2004 Flag of Umbria A green field with the regional symbol in the center with the stylization of the three candles of the Corsa dei Ceri held in Gubbio in province of Perugia on 15 May every year in honor of Sant'Ubaldo Baldassini.
1975
(modified in 1999)		 Flag of Veneto The arms of Regione del Veneto on a Pompeian red background; on the fly edge, seven tails bearing the coat of arms of the seven province capitals of Veneto.

Autonomous regions

Flag Year of adoption Use Description
2006 Flag of Aosta Valley A vertical bicolour of black and red.
2001 Flag of Friuli-Venezia Giulia A golden eagle on a blue field, resting on an ancient city.
1950
(modified in 1999)		 Flag of Sardinia Four moors head in St. George's cross.
2000 Flag of Sicily Divided diagonally from the upper hoist-side corner; the upper triangle is red and the lower triangle is yellow; in the center is the Sicilian triskelion featuring the winged head of Medusa with three ears of wheat protruding from it.
1995 Flag of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol A horizontal bicolour of white and blue, with the coat of arms of Trentino-South Tyrol superimposed on top.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Raeside, Rob (2017-09-04). "Abruzzo Region (Italy)". Flags of the World. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Abruzzo". Bandiere Dalvivo. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Campania Region (Italy)". CRW Flags. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  4. ↑ Simboli e ricorrenze - Regione Lombardia (in italian).
  5. ↑ Pdl 45, XI legisladura (in Italian). Pdf
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