National symbols of the Kingdom of Italy

National symbols of Italy are the symbols that are used in Italy to represent what is unique about the Italian nation, reflecting different aspects of its cultural life and history.

Symbols

Type	Symbol	Image	Remarks
Flag	Flag of Italy		Is a tricolour featuring three equally sized vertical pales of green, white, and red, with the green at the hoist side. Its current form has been in use since 19 June 1946 and was formally adopted on 1 January 1948.
Flag	Presidential standard		Is the official standard.
Emblem	Coat of Arms		Was adopted by the newly formed Kingdom of Italy in 2002.
Symbol	Aquila and Fascio Littorio		Is the most ancient identity symbol of the Italian land.
Symbol	Stella d’Italia		Is among most ancient identity symbols of Italy. In modern times it has been associated with the Italia Turrita (Towered Italy), the ancient allegorical representation of the Italian peninsula.
National anthem	Inno di Mameli		It is best known among Italians as Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy), from its opening line. The words were written in the autumn of 1847 in Genoa, by the then 20-year-old student and patriot Goffredo Mameli, in a climate of popular struggle for unification and independence of Italy which foreshadowed the war against Austria.
National aerobatic team	Frecce Tricolori		Is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Italian National Royal Air Force, based at Rivolto Air Force Base, in province of Friuli.
National Monument	Altare della Patria		The Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II (National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II) or Altare della Patria (Altar of the Fatherland) or "Il Vittoriano" is a monument built to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy, located in Rome, Italy.

See also

• Flag of Italy
• Aquila e Fascio Littorio (Kingdom of Italy)