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Di rosso, al leone d’oro coronato dello stesso, tenente una fronda di verde, al crescente di luna d’oro nel cantone destro del capo. Ornamenti esteriori di città. | Di rosso, al leone d’oro coronato dello stesso, tenente una fronda di verde, al crescente di luna d’oro nel cantone destro del capo. Ornamenti esteriori di città. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The name of this city was "Corsignano", but in the 15<sup>th</sup> century it was changed in "Pienza" by Pope Pius II (Enea Silvio Piccolomini), who was born in this city and rebuilt it. The arms shows a lion (for the bravery of the city in communal wars) and the crescent-moon (symbol of the Piccolomini family). | The name of this city was "Corsignano", but in the 15<sup>th</sup> century it was changed in "Pienza" by Pope Pius II (Enea Silvio Piccolomini), who was born in this city and rebuilt it. The arms shows a lion (for the bravery of the city in communal wars) and the crescent-moon (symbol of the Piccolomini family). | ||