The twentyItalian regions (including fiveautonomous regions) each have their ownarms, as well as their owngonfalone; more recently they have taken into usenormal flags as well. Many regional flags were adopted on 4 November 1995 forNational Unity and Armed Forces Day of Italy.
| Flag | Adoption | Region | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 21 May 1999 (modified in 2023) | Abruzzo | Main article:Flag of Abruzzo Aburgundy field with the coat of arms of Abruzzo in the centre. White represents the snowy mountains, green the hills of the region, and blue theAdriatic Sea.[1][2] |
 | 10 August 2001 (modified in 2011) | Apulia | Main article:Flag of Apulia A white field with the wordsRegione 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.[3] The shield, mounted by the crown ofFrederick II, is composed of sixbezants (coins) at the top, representing the six provinces of Apulia; prior to the creation of the province ofBarletta-Andria-Trani in 2009, there were only five bezants;[4][5] anoctagon, representing theCastel del Monte built by Frederick II;[3] an olive tree, a symbol of peace and brotherhood and a common feature of the Apulian countryside.[3] The stripes of green and red, set against the white background, are a reference to thenational flag of Italy. |
 | 6 April 1999 | Basilicata | Main article:Flag of Basilicata The flag is thecoat of arms of Basilicata superimposed on the a field ofazure. An unofficial variant has "Regione Basilicata" above the coat of arms, a gold-bordered white shield with four blue waves, representing the four major rivers of the region: theBasento,Agri,Bradano andSinni.[6][7] |
 | 21 May 1999 | Calabria | Main article:Flag of Calabria The flag is thecoat of arms of Calabria superimposed on the a field of blue, with the words "Regione Calabria" above and below the arms. The coat of arms, adopted on 15 June 1992, is a disc, quartered in saltire, with, clockwise from the top, a pine tree, a Teutonic cross, a light blue truncated Doric column and a Byzantine cross.[8][9] |
 | 21 July 1971 | Campania | Main article:Flag of Campania The flag is the coat of arms of Campania superimposed on the a field of azure. Thecoat of arms of Campania has as itscoat of arms the one that theMaritime Republic of Amalfi gave itself at its dawn. This coat of arms consists of a red band on a white field.[10] |
.svg) | 4 November 1995 | Emilia-Romagna | Main article: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. The emblem represents the geographical profile of the region. According to the designer, the curved line represents thePo river and nature, while the straight line represents the road and the work of man. The green colour represents that of thePo Valley.[11][12][13] |
 | 1995 | Lazio | Main article:Flag of Lazio The flag is thecoat of arms of Lazio surrounded by laurel andolive branches, surmounted by a golden crown on a sky-blue field with the words "Regione Lazio" in gold.[14][15][16] The coat of arms of the Lazio region consists of an octagon edged in gold in which the coat of arms of theprovince of Rome are inserted in the centre and the coats of arms of the provinces ofFrosinone,Latina,Rieti andViterbo tied together by a tricolour ribbon.[17] |
 | 7 July 1997 | Liguria | Main article:Flag of Liguria The flag is thecoat of arms of Liguria superimposed on tricolour green, red and blue field. Each colour of the field has the following meaning:[18] the green represents theLigurian Alps and theLigurian Apennines; the red represents the blood shed forItalian unification; the blue represents theLigurian Sea. At the center of the flag is the coat of arms ofLiguria: a stylizedcaravel, symbolizing the maritime traditions of the region and its great navigators, positioned below the historical flag of theRepublic of Genoa (the current flag of the modern-daycity of Genoa). The four six-pointed stars imposed on the Genovese flag represent the four provinces of Liguria: theProvince of Genoa, theProvince of Imperia, theProvince of La Spezia, and theProvince of Savona.[19] |
 | 4 February 2019 (de jure) 12 June 1975 (de facto) | Lombardy | Main article:Flag of Lombardy The flag is a field of green, representing thePo Valley, with theCamunian rose (a symbol of the region derived from a prehistoric drawing made by theancient Camuni) in white in the centre, representing the light.[20][21][22] InCamonica Valley, Camunian roses dates back to theIron Age, particularly from the 7th to 1st centuries BC. These figures are placed mainly in the Middle Camonica Valley (Capo di Ponte, Foppe ofNadro,[23]Sellero, Ceto andPaspardo), but numerous cases are in the Low Valley too (Darfo Boario Terme and Esine). The Camunian rose had originally a solar meaning, which then developed into a wider meaning of a positive power, to bring life and good luck.[24] |
 | 4 November 1995 | Marche | Main article:Flag of Marche The flag of Marche bears a stylizedwoodpecker, overlapping a black shape to form a capital letter M, against a green-bordered shield with a white field.[25][26] The woodpecker was the tribaltotem of thePicentes, anItalic tribe who lived in most of the territory of present-day Marche. The bird's connection to the region is attested to inGreek andRoman literature.[27][28] |
 | 12 June 1975 | Molise | Main article:Flag of Molise The flag is a field of light blue, with the coat of arms of the region (red with a diagonal silver band and an eight-pointed white star in the canton) in the centre. The words "Regione Molise" are in gold below.[29][30][31] |
 | 24 November 1995 | Piedmont | Main article:Flag of Piedmont The flag of Piedmont is essentially the arms of thePrince of Piedmont, the title for the eldest son of theKing of Sardinia.[32] WhenDuke Amadeus VIII of Savoy gave his eldest surviving son the title of "Prince of Piedmont" in 1424, he added aheraldic label to the coat of arms distinguish it from the general coat of arms of theHouse of Savoy.[33] |
 | 3 February 1995 | Tuscany | Main article:Flag of Tuscany The flag depicts a silverPegasus rampant on a white field between two horizontal red bands. ThePegasus image on the flag derives from a coin made by the Florentine artistBenvenuto Cellini in 1537. This coin was created by Cellini in order to honour CardinalPietro Bembo.[34] Bembo was instrumental in the development of the Tuscan language as a literary medium and was honoured with the representation of Pegasus due to its symbolism and ties with creation.[35] As a result, the Pegasus came to be associated as a symbol of the Tuscan region.[34] |
 | 18 March 2004 | Umbria | Main article:Flag of Umbria A green field with the regional symbol in the center with the stylization of the three candles of theCorsa dei Ceri held inGubbio inprovince of Perugia on 15 May every year in honor ofSant'Ubaldo Baldassini.[36] |
 | 20 May 1975 (modified in 22 February 1999) | Veneto | Main article:Flag of Veneto The flag Veneto derives from theflag historically used by theRepublic of Venice (697–1797), amaritime republic centered on the modern city ofVenice. The coat of arms of the Region is set in a square in the center of the flag: theLion of Saint Mark with the opened gospel (reading theLatin mottoPax tibi Marce evangelista meus, "Peace to you Mark, my evangelist") rests its paws on the landscape of Veneto: sea (theAdriatic), land (theVenetian Plain) and mountains (theAlps).[37] Attached to the fly edge are seven tails. Each one bears in the middle thecoat of arms of one of Veneto's sevenprovince capitals,[37]tricolour ribbon is to be knotted just below the flagpolefinial. |
| Flag | Adoption | Region | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 16 March 2006 | Aosta Valley | Main article:Flag of Aosta Valley A verticalbicolour of black and red. The flag was created in 1942 from an idea bycanon Joseph Bréan, who proposed its use in ananti-fascist brochure from 1942 entitled "The Great Aosta Valley". Father Bréan drew the colours of the 16th-century coat of arms of theDuchy of Aosta, a silver lion on a black shield with a red tongue, and a two-colour flag.[38] |
 | 17 October 2001 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Main article:Flag of Friuli-Venezia Giulia The flag of Friuli-Venezia Giulia depicts a golden eagle facing to its right standing on white fortifications on a blue background. The colours (gold and blue) originate from the historicflag of Friuli used by the medievalPatria del Friuli – a state that was independent from 1077 to 1420 and ruled by thePatriarchate of Aquileia. The symbols of the eagle comes from the name of the ancient city ofAquileia, which, according to popular legend, derived from an eagle (Latin:aquila) who showed the first citizens the spot where the ancient city should be founded. The modern flag uses an eagle design found on an antique vase kept in a museum in Aquileia.[39] |
 | 1950 (modified in 15 April 1999) | Sardinia | Main article:Flag of Sardinia The flag is composed of theSt George's Cross and four heads ofMoors, which in the past may not have been forehead bandaged but blindfolded and turned towards the hoist. But already well-preserved pictures from the 16th century clearly show a forehead bandage (see gallery below). The most accepted hypothesis is that the heads represented the heads of Moorish princes defeated by theAragonese, as for the first time they appeared in the 13th-century seals of the Crown of Aragon – although with a beard and no bandage, contrary to the Moors of the Sardinian flag, which appeared for the first time in a manuscript of the second half of the 14th century.[40] |
 | 4 January 2000 | Sicily | Main article:Flag of Sicily The flag is characterized by the presence of thetriskeles in its middle, the (winged) head ofMedusa and threewheat ears, representing the extreme fertility of the land of Sicily.[41] The triskelion symbol is said to represent the threecapes (headlands orpromontories of the island of Sicily), namely:Pelorus (Peloro, Tip of Faro, Messina: North-East);Pachynus (Passero, Syracuse: South); andLilybæum (Lilibeo, Cape Boeo, Marsala: West), which form three points of a triangle from the historicalthree valli of the island.[42][43] The flag is bisected diagonally into regions colored red, the color ofPalermo, and yellow, the color ofCorleone. These are the two cities that started the revolution of theSicilian Vespers. The flag was used during the medieval revolution of the Vespers.[44] |
 | 12 June 1975 | Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol | Main article:Flag of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol The flag of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol consists of a coat of arms, containing two eagles ofSan Venceslao (Trentino) and two Tyrolean red eagles (Alto Adige), historical symbols of the two provinces, which stand out against a white and blue background.[45][46] |
The official flag adopted on the 10th August 2001 is white with the coat of arms in the middle (3/5 of the height of the flag) and a green stripe on its left and a red one on its right.
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