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Translated from <www.radicedidue.com>:
"White, adorned the sides of two branches of pine and
fruit leaved loaded and the civic emblem (Royal Decree on 4
February 1942). The magistrate community of Viareggio, at its
meeting on 17 April 1848, approved the municipal emblem, which
consisted of a tripartite shield, with the colors green, white
and red, which campeggiava an anchor with gomena coiled. On 17
May of that year, the emblem was approved by Cosimo Ridolfi,
Minister of the Government of Tuscany, and then became the
official symbol of the people viareggino. After the decree Grand
Duchy of 2 June 1849, which was abolished with the flag, coat of
arms that disappeared from Viareggio. After shooting the
unification Viareggio emblem original testimony to the ideals
Risorgimento. Viareggio was declared "city" by Maria
Luisa of Bourbon, Duchess of Lucca, on 7 June 1820."
Viareggio in Lucca Province, Tuscany.
Viareggio gonfalon can be seen at the 4th Artiglio Prize
presentation on 9 Jun 2007 at <www.artiglio.org>.
Only the award ceremony caused a bow in the national colours to
be added to the gonfalon.
Dov Gutterman and Jan Mertens, 30 July 2002 and
29 February 2008
The two pine seedlings are indeed represented with needles and
cones. I doubt that such young plants would already produce fruit
(cones), but this an heraldic license.
Ivan Sache, 29 February 2008
image from <www.radicedidue.com>,
located by Dov Gutterman, 30 July 2002
Here is my photography
of the gonfalone of Viareggio.
Marcus Schmöger, 5 March 2008
