Italian tricolour naval ensign

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The Italian tricolour naval ensign is the distinctive flag flown by Italian naval vessels, featuring Italy’s green-white-red tricolour with a shield bearing the traditional maritime republics’ emblems.

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Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf flag of Italy
naval ensign
adopted 1947
associatedBranch naval branch of Italian Armed Forces
associatedWith Italian Armed Forces
category Flags of navies
Maritime flags
National symbols of Italy
color green
red
white
country Italy
design vertical tricolour of green white and red
differentiatesFrom civil ensign of Italy
national flag of Italy
state ensign of Italy
emblem coat of arms of the Italian Navy
feature central shield
fieldRatio 2:3
hasElement crown above shield in some versions
quartered shield
inspiredBy Italian national tricolour
languageOfInscription Latin
legalStatus regulated by Italian law
orientation vertical stripes
purpose to show nationality of Italian naval ships
scriptOnEmblem Latin inscription on lion’s book in Venice quarter
shape rectangular
shieldQuarter Republic of Amalfi white Maltese-style cross on blue field
Republic of Genoa red cross of Saint George
Republic of Pisa white cross on red field
Republic of Venice lion of Saint Mark
side reverse identical to obverse
status in use
stripeOrderFromHoist green white red
symbolizes Italian maritime tradition
four major Italian maritime republics
usedBy Italian Navy
Marina Militare
usedFor identification of Italian naval vessels at sea
usedIn Italian territorial waters
international waters
usedOn Italian naval government vessels
auxiliary vessels of the Italian Navy
warships of Italy

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
flag of Italy ("il Tricolore")
alsoKnownAs
Italian Navy
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