Casale Monferrato

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CASALE MONFERRATO

Region: Piemonte
Province : Alessandria

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Official blazon

Inquartato: nel 1° e 4° di rosso, alla croce d'oro, accantonata da quattro B all'antica, affrontati, pure d'oro; nel 2° e 3° d'argento, al capo di rosso; sul tutto una rotella d'azzurro raggiata d'oro, al monogramma di Cristo: I. H. S. d'argento. Corona marchionale.

Origin/meaning :
The arms were officially granted on September 17, 1936.

The four quarters refer to the former ruling families: 2 and 3 are the arms of the Aleramid family who ruled there from circa 900 until their extinction into the Paleologos family, whose arms are shown in the first and fourth quarter. The Paleologos were the last Imperial House of Byzantium until 1453.

The centre shows the symbol for Christ.

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The arms in the Brioschi albums 1930s

Literature : Image provided by Massimo Ghirardi; new image and info from http://www.araldicacivica.it