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Flag, Royal Italian Army Flag, c1930

Royal Italian Army Flag

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Royal Italian Army Flag

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Royal Italian Army Flag

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Royal Italian Army Flag, 1930 [detail]

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Historical information

Could this flag have flown at the 1956 Olympics on Lake Wendouree ??? Probably not because the current tricolour came into use in 1946. The flag would have been made during the reign of King Victor Emmanual III.

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Physical description

The State flag, and state and naval ensign. It is a vertical tricolour of green, white, and red, defaced with the arms of Savoy and crown. This was the first national flag after the unification of Italy.
Proportion 2:3
Adopted 1861 (proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy)
Relinquished 1946 (birth of the Italian Republic)
The flag without the crown woul the the design adopted by the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia in 1848
The flag has been stitched in 5 places.

Inscriptions & markings

Stamped in ink on edge 'November [1930] Torino"

A note with the flag states:
"Old Italian Flag - (Before independence in 1946)
his flag was made in 1930 in Torino- Italy?
This flag Shows the royal insignia displayed in the white area and was designed around the time of Napoleon (by him) in 1840s
Red "Flags" book
V D'Angri"

Subjects

References

Identifier

01010

Date made

c1930

Place made

Torino (Turin), Piedmont, Italy

Production methods

Sewn

Materials

cotton (possibly linen)

Measurements

Width: 150 centimetres, Height: 280 centimetres

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Victorian Collections

https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/6296e4f1a358342ede33a82c

Accessed 22 December 2024

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