Firenze

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FIRENZE

Region : Toscana
Province : Firenze
Additions : 1865 Legnaia, Pellegrino, Rovezzano; 1928 Brozzi, Galluzzo

Official blazon

Scudo ovato d’argento, al giglio aperto e bottonato di rosso.

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.

The arms in the late 15th century	The arms in a manuscript from 1550
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