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| Italian | Scudo ovato d’argento, al giglio aperto e bottonato di rosso. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on July 25, 1929.
The arms of Florence show a fleur-de-lis, or Florentine lily. Until 1251 the coat of arm of Florence was a white lily on a red field. But that year the Guelph party drove the Ghibellins out of the city and they inverted the colours of the coat of arm: red lily on a white shield. The lily refers to the flower of iris that grew naturally on the city walls and on the hills around Florence.
Image gallery
The arms in the Armorial Gilles de Bouvier, around 1450
The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495)
The arms in a 15th century manuscript
The arms in the late 15th century
The arms around 1500
The arms in a manuscript from 1550
The arms in a manuscript from 1576
The arms in the Armorial Ribeaupierre (16th century)
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in a 17th century manuscript
The arms as granted by Napoleon
The arms in the Brioschi albums 1930s
The arms on a Fassi trade card
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms in the Continentale Verlags-Anstalt album, +/- 1910
Literature: : Image from http://www.araldicacivica.it
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