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from <www.araldicacivica.it>
From <www.araldicacivica.it>:
"Drappo bianco bordato di rosso, caricato nel centro dello
stemma con l'iscrizione centrata in oro: "Città di
Mantova".
(dallo statuto Comunale)."
Eli Gutterman, 26 October 2005
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from <www.araldicacivica.it>
image by Jaume Ollé, 19 October 1998
Gonzaga Dinasty flag from around 1328 to 1708 (1708 Mantua was
attribued to Austria). Reconstructed from written description
.Also it is reported as white flag with red Saint George cross.
Jaume Ollé, 19 October 1998
image by Jaume Ollé, 19 October 1998
For the XVIII century a strange flag is reported from several
plates. I know about some variations (depending of the quality of
the pictures). The first one that I saw showed the flag as blue
with narrow red stripes, one on top and one on bottom and with
aparently one head (no double heads - see below). Also in another
plate I noted same flag without figure. Unafortunately in this
era I didn't took notes from the source and they are now
unavailables. The most comoon design is the above one. Attribued
to 1737-1769 (or maybe a little later ?).
Jaume Ollé, 19 October 1998
image by Jaume Ollé, 27 January 2003
No. 134 - Mantua. The motto say: I assist at need - man
steers the fate.
Jaume Ollé, 27 January 2003
Here is the flag of
Mantua Dukedom. The source was an image that appears on
"Forum Autonomista" pages, at
<www.freeweb.org/associazioni/ForumAutonomista/Immagini/acpa_logo_big.jpg>
(defunct). Gianpietro Gallinelli of Cultural Association
"Terra Insubre" recognized it as the flag (or Coat of
Arms) of Mantua Dukedom.
Matteo Colaone, 18 October 2000
Details of escutcheon of Mantua Coat of Arms and Banner of
Arms:
1) (Bezant Empire) ; Gules (or Azure?? I heard about both
versions... ), a Double-headed Eagle Or;
2) (?) Gules, a lion statant crowned Or;
3) (family of Gonzaga); barry of 8, Or and Sable;
4) (Constantinople); Gules; a Cross Or accompanied with four
letters "B" Or;
5) (Aragon); Paly of 9, Or and Gules;
6) (Montferrat); Argent, a Chief Gules;
7) (Saxony); Arms well-known;
8) (Dukedom of Bar); Azure, two Fishes Or.
9) (Jerusalem); Argent, a Cross Potent accompained with four
Crosslets Or.
Victor Lomantsov, 18 October 2000
