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Coat of arms of Napoleonic Italy

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Coat of arms
Arms of Napoleonic Italy
Heraldic shield

The coat of arms of Napoleonic Italy was the coat of arms used by the Kingdom of Italy (1805–1814) during the reign of Napoleon as King of Italy.[1]

Description

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The arms displayed on the heraldic shield are tierced per pale (three vertical divisions of equal width):[2]

The heraldic shield is encircled by the gold collar of the Légion d'honneur and superimposed on a Napoleonic eagle wielding a thunderbolt. Above the imperial eagle rises a Napoleonic star. The eagle is surrounded by a green mantle that is lined with ermine and surmounted by a royal crown in gold.[5]

A more complete heraldic description (blazon) of the arms of the Kingdom of Italy is as follows.

Tierced per pale:[6]

  • (1) per fess (a) Gules on an umbraculum two keys per saltire all Or and (b) Azure an eagle displayed Argent, wings inverted, crowned and armed Or;
  • (2) Argent a serpent erect per Azure, crowned Or, in its mouth a figure Gules;
  • (3) per fess (a) Azure a lion of Saint Mark Or wearing a cap Gules and (b) Gules on a cross Argent a label Azure and in base sinister a tower Argent.[7]

Overall an inescutcheon bearing: Or an iron crown radiant, on a bordure Gules eight plates Argent. The shield encircled by the collar of the Légion d'honneur on the breast of an imperial eagle Or, within a mantle Vert lined Ermine, crowned by a royal crown Or.[8]

This coat of arms can be seen on the coins minted in the kingdom, as shown below.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Arms of Italy - Stemma - Coat of arms - crest of National Arms of Italy". 30 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Napoleonic Titles and Heraldry".
  3. ^ G. C. Bascapè, M. Del Piazzo, con la cooperazione di L. Borgia, Insegne e simboli. Araldica pubblica e privata, medievale e moderna, Ministero per i Beni Culturali e Ambientali, Roma, 1983, 1999, pag. 760-1
  4. ^ "National Arms of Italy - Stemma - Coat of arms - crest of National Arms of Italy". 30 October 2023.
  5. ^ "I NOSTRI AVI • Leggi argomento - Araldica napoleonica e rose".
  6. ^ "Napoleonic Titles and Heraldry".
  7. ^ "National Arms of Italy - Stemma - Coat of arms - crest of National Arms of Italy". 30 October 2023.
  8. ^ "The Italian Monarchist".