Emblem of Italy

The emblem of the Italian Republic (Italian: emblema della Repubblica Italiana) was formally adopted by the newly formed Italian Republic on 5 May 1948. It is composed by a five-pointed star (white with thin red border), over a cogwheel, between olive tree (left) and oak branches, bounded by a red ribbon with the legend "REPVBBLICA ITALIANA".

History

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  Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) (1805–1814)
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  Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sardinia from 1848, and first coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy until 1870
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  Greater coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy (1870–1890)
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  Greater coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy (1890–1927; 1944–1946)
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  Greater coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy (1927–1929)
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  Greater coat of arms with fasces added inside as supporters (1929–1944)
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  Coat of arms of the Italian Social Republic (1943–1945)