Italy FlagsWith the spread of Italian culture around the world, many people are familiar with the sight of Italy’s national flag. The green, white and red colors or il tricolore as it is called in Italian has three equal vertical bands with the green on the hoist side.

There were many variations of the flag in earlier years, representing Italy’s long journey to becoming a united nation. Flags were adopted at the beginning of the 17th century to symbolize the union of Scotland, Ireland, and Britain.

History of Italy flagItaly was a land of nation-states and kingdoms. In the late 18th century, Napoleon’s forces invaded what is now northern Italy. With the Duchy of Milan overthrown, in 1796 the Cisalpine Republic was born and a new flag flown. Inspired by the French flag, the blue band was changed to green, representing the uniforms of the Milan Civil Guard, while the red and white bands from the original flag of Milan remained. The shape, however, was a square.

The Twentieth CenturyDuring the Second World War, fascists attained government control and for two years the Italian Social Republic (1943-1945) ruled. The standard flag was put aside in favor of a war flag that placed a silver eagle clutching a bundle of fasci littori, which were symbols of fascist power.

Meaning Behind the Colors of the Italian flagDebate still goes on as to the true meaning behind the colors. Two theories have evolved over the years. The first suggests a more religious or poetic meaning to the colors with green for hope, white for faith and red for charity.

Another more secular and straightforward interpretation states that the green represents the Italian landscape, the white stands for the snowy mountains of the Alps, and the red signifies the bloodshed that led to Italy’s independence.

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