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Municipality of Pistoia Flag

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Municipality of Pistoia Flag

White and red checks: the Pistoia flag

The flag of Pistoia is a chequerboard: white and red squares alternating across the whole cloth. There are no crosses or figures, only the chequer, the city's most recognisable sign. Anyone from Pistoia sees it and knows at once they are home.

The shield and the gonfalone

The Statute of the Comune di Pistoia describes the coat of arms as a shield chequered silver and red, surrounded by oak and laurel branches, with the city crown, supported by two bears wearing chequered mantles. The gonfalone is a chequerboard of alternating silver and red, and at the top of the pole a bear holds the shield. The flag takes the chequerboard and puts it on the fabric just as it is.

The shell of Saint James

Where the chequer comes from is not known for certain. It is believed the city chose it to recall the pilgrim's shell with which Saint James, patron of Pistoia, was portrayed. Over time, as the image of the city, the saint was replaced by an armed horseman with the chequerboard on his shield, on his horse's caparison and on his banner, and later the bear arrived to hold up the shield, a sign of pride and courage in defending freedom.

A proud city

The Comune of Pistoia was born in the 11th century and long fought successfully against its neighbouring cities. In the 13th century city life split between the Cancellieri, of the White party, and the Panciatichi, leading the Blacks, until in 1306 Lucca and Florence took the city. From the 14th century Pistoia came under Florence's hegemony, but its white and red chequerboard has always stayed the same.

25 July, the Joust of the Bear

Pistoia's day is 25 July, the feast of Saint James. In the morning there is the candle procession, then the solemn Mass with the blessing of the Joust's banner. In the evening the historical pageant crosses the city and in Piazza del Duomo the Giostra dell'Orso is run, the mounted contest between the four districts: Leon d'Oro, Drago, Cervo Bianco and Grifone. Among the districts' colours, the white and red chequerboard belongs to everyone.

Who chooses it

For anyone from Pistoia or with roots in the city and its province, for emigrated families who want a piece of home, for the Comune and its offices, for schools, for the districts and those who live the Giostra dell'Orso, for those celebrating San Jacopo, for fans of Pistoia's teams, for a plant nursery, a restaurant or a shop of Tuscan products, for the tourist who wants a memory of the city. We sew it to order, in the size and fabric you choose above, and you see the delivery date before you pay.

Flag facts

Official name
Comune di Pistoia
Validity
Current
Years in use
unknown · period Before 1500
Type
Civic
ISO code
IT-PT
Use
Not applicable
Proportions
2:3
Number of colours
2
Colour
RedWhite
Design
Chequered

What our customers say about Municipality of Pistoia Flag

4.52 reviews
Luca G.Verified

I’ve only just enough experience with the material the flags are made of, haven’t I…

Based on my limited experience, the material used for the flags doesn’t look bad, nor does the print quality. The only problem I had was that, out of the two...

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esperienza appena sufficiente il materiale delle bandiere non sembra male, come anche la stampa. L'unico problema che ho avuto è che su 2 bandiere ordinate 1 era sbagliata, ho ordinato...

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