Flag of Veneto
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| Use | Civil and state flag |
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| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 20 May 1975 |
| Design | 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. |
The flag of the Regione del Veneto also has a banner (gonfalone), its design identical to the flag's except in its vertical orientation.
Design
The main overall layout and design of the Venetian banner was kept. The coat of arms of the Region is set in a square in the center of the flag: the
Attached to the fly edge are seven tails. Each one bears in the middle the coat of arms of one of Veneto's seven province capitals,[1] sorted in reverse alphabetical order:
A tricolour ribbon is to be knotted just below the flagpole finial.
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Differences from the Republic of Venice flag
- The Lion is no longer on a red field.
- The tails were six, representing the six sestieri("sixths", the districts of old Venice), whilst the new flag has seven tails, containing the flags of the provinces of Veneto.
- Dark blue has been added to the red and gold decorations, as this colour was acknowledged as a symbol of the Veneti in the past (blavum seu venetum colorem "blue, that is, Veneto colour").
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References
- ^ a b c "Legge regionale 20 maggio 1975, n. 56 (BUR n. 22/1975)". Consiglio regionale del Veneto official website (in Italian). Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
External links
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