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by Ivan Sache
, 3 January 2000
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the traditional flag of Sardegna (dated from the end of the 14th
century) is the white one with the red cross and the four moors
heads. As such it was used by ships sailing from island harbours
when Sardegna was part of the Kingdom of Sardegna. When in 1802 (and
until 1814) the Kingdom was reduced to the island itself, the
Savoias replaced the Savoia cross in the canton of the naval
ensign of the kingdom with the Sardegna ensign.
The regional flag is the one with the coat of arms . We could
consider the latter as the flag used by government institutions,
while the former is "de facto" for civil use. Indeed
the regional flag is also used by private citizens, so the
traditional flag must be considered as a historic flag.
Mario Fabretto ,13 September 1997 (image) and 17
September 1997 (text)
The gonfalon and the coat of arms were adopted on the 5th July
1952. The coat of arms is argent a cross gules and a Moor’s
head sable in each canton. The gonfalon is white with the coat of
arms in the middle and the words Regione autonoma Sardegna
in gold on a green ribbon. The traditional flag of Sardegna is a
banner of the arms. A proposal of law to officialize this flag
was made on the 18th July 1997.
Pascal Vagnat, 22 September 1998
the flag of sardinia is the traditional arms of sardinia,
based on the genoese red cross. Note that nearby corsica also has
a moor's head in its arms.
Francois Velde, 12 April 1996
Sardegna adopted on the 15th April 1999 the traditional flag
of the island, that is white with a red cross and a black moor's
head, with a white headband, above the eyes. An official model
shall be adopted soon by the president of the region.
Sources: - http://consiglio.regione.sardegna.it/legapp/lr99-10.htm
(law)(see also: http://consiglio.regione.sardegna.it/propleg/propleg349.htm
(proposal and explanations) and http://consiglio.regione.sardegna.it/propleg/propleg517a.htm
(correction proposed for the law, considering the present
situation with the flags available on the island)
Pascal Vagnat ,6 July 1999
by Randy Young
,1 December 1998
I've taken that image from the 1771 Encyclopedia Britannica.
On a white field a red St. George's cross between four black
Moors' heads. There are no blindfolds shown on these, however.
Does anyone know when the switch to the blindfold occurred?
Randy Young ,1 December 1998
Isn't it headbands, not blindfolds, which appear on the Moors'
heads on the traditional flag of Sardinia?
Ned Smith ,1 December 1998
by Jaume Olle'
,13 October 1998
Sardinia island flag according old plates.
Jaume Olle' ,13 October 1998
From: http://www.mediamundi.it/partidus/home.html
I located a square version of the sardinian flag (St.George's
cross and four moor's heads)
Thanh-Tam Le ,13 October 1998