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.

National flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1 January 1948	National flag	A vertical tricolour of green, white, and red (proportions 3:2).
	9 November 1947	Civil ensign	The flag of Italy with a shield divided into four squares representing the four Maritime Republics: Venice (represented by the Lion of St. Mark, 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.
	24 October 2003	State ensign	The flag of Italy with the State Emblem.
	9 November 1947	Naval Ensign	The flag of Italy with a naval crown and a shield divided into four squares representing the four Maritime Republics: Venice (represented by the lion, top left), Genoa (top right), Amalfi (bottom left), and Pisa (represented by their respective crosses).

Standards

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	4 November 2000	Standard of the President of Italy	A squared blue flag, with in the middle the flag of the Napoleonic Republic of Italy, with the golden Emblem of Italy on the green square.
	1992–2000	Standard of the President of Italy
	1990–1992	Standard of the President of Italy
	1965–1990	Standard of the President of Italy
		Standard of a Substitute President of Italy
	17 July 2008	Standard of the Prime Minister of Italy	A squared blue flag with two golden lines and with the Emblem of Italy (in natural colours) in the middle.
		Standard of the Minister of Defence
		Standard of the Civil Authorities

Historical flags

Pre-unitarian flags (until 1848)

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	697–1797	Flag of the Republic of Venice	Red field charged with a Lion of Saint Mark and 6 tails representing the original 6 Sestiere of Venice
	958–1569	Flag of the Republic of Amalfi
	1005–1797	Flag of the Republic of Genoa
	11th Century–1406	Flag of the Republic of Pisa
	11th Century–1555	Flag of the Republic of Siena
	1115–1532	Flag of the Republic of Florence	A white flag with a red Fleur-de-lis (symbol of Florence)
	1532–1569	Flag of the Duchy of Florence	A white flag with the Medici coat of arms
	1569–1737	Flag of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany	A white flag displaying the Medici coat of arms with a Grand-ducal crown
	1473–1829	Flag of the Duchy of Massa and Carrara	A white flag displaying the Cybo-Malaspina coat of arms
	1395–1535	Flag of the Duchy of Milan	Flag of the Duchy of Milan during Sforza rule
	1530–1707	Flag of the Duchy of Mantua	Flag of the Duchy of Milan displaying the coat of arms of the House of Gonzaga
	1545–1731	Flag of the Duchy of Parma	Six fleur-de-lis on a yellow field which is also the coat of arms of the House of Farnese
	1452–1830	Flag of the Duchy of Modena and Reggio	Flag displaying the coat of arms of the House of Este
	1160–1805	Flag of the Republic of Lucca
	1296–1816	Flag of the Kingdom of Sicily	A per saltire Aragon and Hohenstaufen flag
	1738–1860	Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies	A white flag with the Bourbon-Two Sicilies coat of arms
	1796–1802	Flag of the Transpadane Republic	A tricolour flag
	1797–1802	Flag of the Cisalpine Republic	A tricolour flag
	1798–1802	Flag of the Cispadane Republic
	1802–1805	Flag of the Italian Republic
	1805–1814	Flag of the Kingdom of Italy
	?-1803	Flag of the Papal States	Two red and yellow vertical stripes.
	1803-1808	Flag of the Papal States	Red field with Saint Peter's Keys in the center.

Unification and Kingdom of Italy

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1848–1946	Civil flag of the Kingdom of Sardinia from 1848-1861 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 Sardinia from 1848-1861 and from 1861 of the Kingdom of Italy and the Naval ensign of the Regia Marina	An Italian tricolour with Savoy shield and Royal crown in the middle
	1860–1946	War flag of the Regio Esercito	A squared Italian tricolour with Savoy shield and simplified Royal crown in the middle
	1879–1900	Naval jack of the Regia Marina	A squared Savoy shield with blue border
	1900–1946	Naval jack of the Regia Marina	A rectangular Savoy shield with blue border
	1880–1946	Royal Standard of the King of Italy
	1880–1946	Royal Standard of the Prince of Piedmont
	1927–1943	Standard of the Head of Government and Duce of Fascism
	1927–1943	Standard of a State Minister
	1927–1943	Standard of a State Subsecretary
	1927–1943	Standard of the Minister of the Regia Marina
	1927–1943	Standard of the Minister of the Regia Aereonautica
	1936–1943	Standard of the Viceroy of Italian East Africa
	1939–1943	Standard of the Lieutenant General of Albania
	1808-1870	Flag of the Papal States	Two yellow and white vertical stripes.
	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

Regional flags

References

• Italy at Flags of the World