List of Italian flags

This is a list of flags used in Italy. For more information about the national flag, visit the article Flag of Italy.

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National Flag

Flag Date Use Description
1 January 1948 National flag and state ensign A vertical tricolour of green, white, and red
Civil ensign The flag of Italy with a shield divided into four squares representing the four Maritime Republics of Italy: Venice (represented by the lion of St. Mark the Evangelist, top left), Genoa (top right), Amalfi (bottom left), and Pisa (represented by their respective crosses)

The ensign is similar to the one used by the Italian Navy, with the exception that the lion of Venice is carrying no sword, the emblem is not crowned, and the book of the Gospel is open.

1 January 1948 National and State flag (Hanging) The colours of the flag of Italy

Presidential Standard

Flag Date Use Description
4 November 2000 – Standard of the President A squared blue flag, with in the middle the flag of the Napoleonic Republic of Italy, with the golden coat of arms of Italy on the green square

Prime Minister's Standard

Flag Date Use Description
 ?–present Standard of the President of the Council of Ministers A squared blue flag with two golden lines and with the coat of arms of Italy (in natural colours) in the middle

Naval flags

Flag Date Use Description
Naval Ensign The flag of Italy with a naval crown and a shield divided into four squares representing the four Maritime Republics of Italy: Venice (represented by the lion, top left), Genoa (top right), Amalfi (bottom left), and Pisa (represented by their respective crosses)
Naval jack A squared flag divided into four squares representing the four Maritime Republics of Italy: Venice (represented by the lion of St. Mark the evangelist, top left), Genoa (top right), Amalfi (bottom left), and Pisa (represented by their respective crosses)

The ensign is similar to the civil ensign, with the exception that the lion of Venice is carrying a sword, the book of the Gospel is closed, and the emblem is crowned.

Historical

Pre-unitarian flags (until 1848)

Flag Date Use Description
1440–1826 Flag of the Republic of Cospaia
1738–1848 Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies A white flag with Two Sicilies coat of arms
1796–1802 Flag of the Transpadane Republic An Italian tricolour
1797–1802 Flag of the Cisalpine Republic An Italian tricolour
1798–1802 Flag of the Cispadane Republic
1802–1805 Flag of the Italian Republic
1805–1812 Flag of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy

Independence and Kingdom of Italy

Flag Date Use Description
1848–1946 Flag of the Kingdom of Sardinia (and from 1861 of the Kingdom of Italy) An Italian tricolour with House of Savoy shield in the middle
1861–1946 State flag of the Kingdom of Italy An Italian tricolour with Savoy shield and Royal crown in the middle
1860–1946 Flag of the Royal Italian Army, and thus war flag A squared Italian tricolour with Savoy shield and simplified Royal crown in the middle
1836?–1962? Flag of the Kingdom of Tavolara On a white field, a red shield with a distinctive golden six-pointed star, surmounted by a golden Tavolara crown
1848 Flag of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany during the First Italian Independence War The flag bears the coat of arms of the Habsburg-Lorraine family, decorated with Italian tricolours; note, however, that the coat of arms bears the red-white-red flag of Austria, the opponent of Italian unification.
1848/1849 Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies A white flag with Two Sicilies coat of arms, with red and green border
1848–1849 Flag of the Republic of San Marco An Italian tricolour with a white canton bearing the lion of Saint Mark
1849 War flag of the Roman Republic
The state flag had no letters.
An Italian tricolour with two "R" (Repubblica Romana) in the center
1849–1860 Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies A white flag with Two Sicilies coat of arms
1860–1861 Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies An Italian tricolour with the arms of the King of the Two Sicilies in the center
1943–1945 Flag of the Italian Social Republic Plain Italian tricolour
1943–1945 War flag of the Italian Social Republic An Italian tricolour with dark-grey eagle clutching a fasces in the center

Regions of Italy

Flag Year of adoption Use Description
Flag of Abruzzo
2006 Flag of Aosta Valley
2001 Flag of Apulia
1995 Flag of Basilicata
1995 Flag of Calabria
Flag of Campania
1995 Flag of Emilia-Romagna
2001 Flag of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Flag of Lazio
1985 Flag of Liguria
1975 Flag of Lombardy
1995 Flag of Marche
Flag of Molise
2004 Flag of Piedmont
Flag of Sardinia
2000 Flag of Sicily
1995 Flag of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Flag of Tuscany
2004 Flag of Umbria
1999 Flag of Veneto

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