Symbols+of+Italy

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The Italian flag is based on the French tricolore, although the original Italian flag had horizontal bands. The first vertical tricolore was introduced in 1798, but was initially used only until 1802 before it was taken out of commission. The vertical bands on the Italian flag are green, white, and red. While there is not much lore to explain why the color red was chosen, it's said that green was chosen because it was Napoleon's favorite color. The white that separates the green and red was chosen simply to differentiate the Italian flag from that of Mexico. While the Italian flag was removed following the fall of Napoleon, it was reintroduced in 1861, when the Kingdom of Italy was born. The original Italian tricolore featured the coat of arms from the House of Savoy, but this was removed and the current flag officially adopted in 1946, when the Italian monarchy ended.This is meaningful to me becuase my mum was born in italy and im am half italian. I chos﻿ ﻿ e it﻿ becua﻿se its a famous italy icon and it was the most obvious one. The Italians use it alot all around the place e.g: at festivala and any celebration or party. =====