The Italy Flag or often called as Il Tricolore in Italian language, is composed of three colors that run vertically. The tricolor Flag of Italy is featured by three equally sized bands of green, white and red with the green at the left hand side.
The present Flag of Italy has been adopted since 1 January 1948 that was also the introduction of the republican constitution, and lead the conclusion of the House of Savoy reign over Italy. According to the Article 12 of the Italian Constitution the official flag of Republic of Italy is composed of green, white and red, positioned in three verticial bands, sidelong having equal dimensions. However, the universally accepted ratio of the Italian Flag is 2:3 with an exception in the Italy war flags that are usually found squared.
The color specification has only been made after 55 years of its adoption in March 2003. The official Pantone textile colors consist of fern green, bright white and flame scarlet.
There are various versions of the Italian Flag used by different sections of the government. It includes:
- Civil ensign is the Flag of Italy used by private citizens of the country.
- Italian Military Navy Ensign also carries the Italy Flag with a rostered crown and the Marina Militare emblem on the white portion
- Merchant Ships of Italy uses the version with the lion holding a book instead of a sword. It also restrains the use of the rostered crown. The shield, however, is divided into four squares that are symbolized by the four great maritime republics of Italy: Venice on top left and with a picture of a lion engraved, Genoa on the right hand top position, Amalfi positioned in bottom left and Pisa represented by their respective crosses.
- The President of the Italian Republic also possesses an official flag that is designed in a squared fashion in blue color. The middle of the green square of the flag of Italian Republic (Napoleonic) has a golden coat of arms of Italy.
The National Flag Day of Italy is celebrated on January 7 th since 1997 with an extravagance commemoration, although it is not a holiday.
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