Salerno

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SALERNO

Region : Campania
Province : Salerno

Official blazon
Italian	Troncato: nel primo d’azzurro alla mezza figura di S.Matteo al naturale; barbuto e canuto,aureolato, sormontato da corona murata, uscente dalla partizione, drappeggiato di rosso e di verde, poggiante la mano sinistra sull’orlo superiore delle pagine aperte del Libro del Vangelo, tenente con la destra una penna d’oca; nel secondo fasciato d’oro e di rosso. Ornamenti esteriori da Città.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Salerno was founded in 194 BC. It was a relatively unimportant city until the 17^th century. The arms show in the upper part St. Matthew, the patron saint, whose bones were brought to Salerno in 954. The lower part is taken from the arms of Naples-Sicily.