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| Use | Civil and state flag |
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| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 7 July 1997 |
| Design | A vertical tricolour of green, red and blue; charged with the coat of arms of Liguria. |
The flag of Liguria is one of the official symbols of the region of Liguria, Italy. The current flag was adopted on 7 July 1997. [1] [2]
Each color has the following meaning: [3]
At the center of the flag is the coat of arms of Liguria: a stylized caravel, symbolizing the maritime traditions of the region and its great navigators, positioned below the historical flag of the Republic of Genoa (the current flag of the modern-day city of Genoa). The four six-pointed stars imposed on the Genovese flag represent the four provinces of Liguria: the Province of Genoa, the Province of Imperia, the Province of La Spezia, and the Province of Savona. [4]
La bandiera della Regione Liguria è formata da un drappo di forma rettangolare con al centro lo stemma della Regione Liguria, come individuato dalla legge regionale 15 gennaio 1985 n. 3 (adozione dello stemma e del gonfalone della Regione, ai sensi dell'articolo 1 dello Statuto), posto su fondo a bande verticali di eguale larghezza colorate, da sinistra verso destra, di verde, di rosso e di azzurro mare; lo stemma ha dimensioni pari a tre quinti dell'altezza della bandiera medesima. (L.R. 7 luglio 1997 Art.1) [5]
"The flag of the Liguria Region is formed by a cloth of rectangular shape with the coat of arms of the Liguria Region, as identified by Regional Law No. 3 of 15 January 1985 (the adoption of the emblem and the banner of the Region, in accordance with Article 1 of the Statute), placed on the bottom of colored vertical stripes of equal width, from left to right, green, red and sea-blue sea; the emblem has dimensions equal to three-fifths of the height of the same flag." (Regional Law of 7 July 1997, Article 1 )
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