Flag of Piedmont

Flag of Piedmont
Name Ël drapò (Piedmontese for "the flag")
Use Civil and state flag
Proportion 2:3
Adopted 24 November 1995
Common alternate of the official flag of Piedmont

The flag of Piedmont is one of the official symbols of the region of Piedmont, Italy. The current flag was adopted on 24 November 1995.[1]

Symbolism

The flag of Piedmont is essentially the arms of the Prince of Piedmont, the title for the eldest son of the King of Sardinia.[2] When Duke Amadeus VIII of Savoy gave his eldest surviving son the title of "Prince of Piedmont" in 1424, he added a heraldic label to the coat of arms distinguish it from the general coat of arms of the House of Savoy.[3]

Two versions exist of the Piedmontese flag: one with a blue border, and one without a blue border. The latest version, officially adopted in 1995, features a gold fringe and orange ribbon,[4] although the flag is sometimes seen without it.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Flag Identifier". Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Kuipers, Kuipers. "Piemonte". Oz Outback. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Tagliabue, Stefano. "Piemonte". Bandiere dal Vivo (in Italian). Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  4. ↑ Vagnat, Pascal (20 October 1990). "Piedmont Region (Italy)". Flags of the World. Retrieved 17 March 2017. There are two versions of that flag: one with a blue border, and one without a blue border. That last version was adopted officially in 1995, with a gold fringe and an orange ribbon.
  5. ↑ Sache, Ivan (17 January 2008). "Piedmont Region (Italy)". Flags of the World. Retrieved 17 March 2017. The regional flag of Piedmont is hoisted over the buildings of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Turin, located in Grugliasco, a town neighbouring Turin, along with the flags of European Union and Italy (as seen in January 2005). The regional flag used there has no golden fringe at all. The region Piedmont uses a logo made of a square version of the flag, without the fringe, too.
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