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Most Serene Republic of Venice version of peace Flag

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Most Serene Republic of Venice version of peace Flag

The lion with the open book: the peace flag of Venice

The flag of the Serenissima in its peace version is a red and gold cloth: in the centre the winged lion of Saint Mark, with its halo, rests its paw on an open book reading «Pax tibi Marce evangelista meus». A golden scrolled border runs around it, and on the fly the flag divides into six tails, in the manner of a gonfalon. It is the lion everyone recognises, from the squares of the Veneto to the ports of the Adriatic.

Peace to you, Mark

The words on the book do not come from the Gospel. The story goes that an angel appeared to Saint Mark during a journey and greeted him like this: «Peace to you, Mark, my evangelist», telling him that his body would rest in those lands. On 31 January 828 the saint's relics really did reach Venice from Alexandria in Egypt, received by Doge Giustiniano Particiaco, and Saint Mark became the city's patron.

The book of peace

According to the tradition recalled by Saint Mark's Basilica, the lion held the book open in time of peace and gripped a sword in time of war. A naval dictionary printed in Venice in 1759 stated that on merchant flags the lion showed only the cross, never the sword: the peace flag was therefore also the flag of the trading ships.

Eleven centuries of Republic

The Serenissima never fixed the design of its flags by law, which is why many variants exist. Towards the end of the fourteenth century the field became red and the lion gold. The Republic, born in the seventh century, fell in 1797: in May of that year the new provisional government had the words on the book replaced with «Rights and duties of man and of the citizen». With the Treaty of Campo Formio Napoleon then ceded Venice to Austria.

The lion today

The version with the book is the one that stayed alive: the Saint Mark flags seen today almost always carry the lion with the open book and the halo, often sold with the tails still to be cut. The same lion with the book is also at the centre of the flag of the Veneto Region, adopted in 1975.

Who chooses it

For anyone from the Veneto or with roots in the lands of the Serenissima, for emigrant families and Venetian associations around the world, for collectors and history enthusiasts, for historical re-enactment groups and costume regattas, for museums, schools and theatre or film sets, for a bacaro, a boat or a Venetian-themed venue. 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
Serenissima Repubblica di Venezia
Also known as
Gonfalone di San Marco · Stendardo di San Marco
Validity
Historical
Years in use
until 1797 · period Before 1500
ISO code
IT
Use
Land: State
Proportions
1:2
Number of colours
3

What our customers say about Most Serene Republic of Venice version of peace Flag

5.02 reviews
Nicola F.Verified

A really good product, very well made

A really good product, very well made.

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Veramente un buon prodotto di ottima lavorazione.

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