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BOLOGNA
Region : Emilia-Romagna
Province : Bologna
| Italian | Inquartato: nel primo e nel quarto d’argento alla croce di rosso, col Capo d’Angiò; nel secondo e nel terzo d’azzurro al motto “Libertas” in lettere d’oro, posto in banda. Lo scudo cimato da una testa di leone in fronte. |
| English | No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on November 6, 1937.
The arms show in the second and third quarter the word Libertas. Bologna was a free State until 1506, and the word is a reminder thereof. The first and fourth quarter show a cross of unknown origin, with a chief of Anjou, as the town was ruled by the House of Anjou.
The arms around 1500
The arms around 1550
The arms on a 16th century coin
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
>The arms in a 17th century manuscript
The arms in the Brioschi albums 1930s
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms in the Continentale Verlags-Anstalt album, +/- 1910
The arms on a Fassi trade card
Literature: Image from http://www.araldicacivica.it
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