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by Rick Wyatt 01-APR-1998
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About the origin of the white flag with the red cross, some
authors state that in the year 930 the town got the citizenship
of Milan, receiving the standard from the archibishop of Milan,
Lambert. The use of the cross dates back to the X century, well
before the crusades. On the other hand, in 1113 the flag is shown
as the "Admiral flag" and when in 1138 the town
obtained from the Emperor to mint coins, they presented a cross
on a side and a Griphon on the other. This last was the elder
symbol of the Comune and going to last for a long time.
pier paolo lugli 28-DEC-1997
by Jaume Olle'
25 October 1998
Visconti flag 1277-1397. Reconstructed from writen descriptions.
In 1397 the use of imperial eagle was granted by Empeor. Seems
that a flag with three eagles was used until 1537 when Aragon and
Castilla King took the country. From the Austria dinasty the
country was in heir to Austria but was occuped temporary by
French. Under Austria a King named "Lombardo veneto"
was created. Their attribued flag was already posted, but is
doubteful. Milan used also the white flag with red saint george
cross.
Jaume Olle' 25 October 1998