Tortona

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TORTONA

Region: Piemonte
Province : Alessandria

Official blazon
Italian	Di rosso al un leone d’argento linguato ed armato, tenente con le zampe anteriori una rosa fogliata e fiorita d’argento. Sormontato da una corona marchionale.
English	blazon wanted

The arms were officially granted on January 28, 1935.

The arms date from medieval times and show a lion holding a rose. The lion most likely is a symbol of force, the rose of grace.

The arms in a 16th century manuscript	The arms on a postcard +/- 1905
The arms in the Brioschi albums 1930s

Literature: Image from http://www.araldicacivica.it

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