Veneto Flag

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The Veneto Region flag was used established by the Regional Law of the 20th May 1975, n. 56 and amended by the law of the 22nd February 1999 which canceled the word Regione del Veneto from the flag; The regional flag is Pompeian red; The flag reports the coat of arms In the left side and it ends with seven flames, which hold the coats of arms of the provincial capital cities of the Region (7). 

The flag of the Italian region of Veneto derives from the flag historically used by the Republic of Venice (697–1797), a maritime republic whith the city of Venice as capital-city. The modern flag was adopted by the legge regionale (regional law) 20 maggio 1975, n. 56and amended by L.R. del 22 febbraio 1999, which deleted the words "Region of Veneto". the Region of Veneto also has a banner (gonfalone), its design is identical to the flag's except in its vertical orientation.

The main overall layout and design of the Venetian is almost identical. The coat of arms of the Region is set in a square in the center of the flag: the Lion of Saint Mark with the opened gospel (reading the Latin motto Pax tibi Marce evangelista meus, "Peace to you Mark, my evangelist") rests its paws on the landscape of Veneto: sea (the Adriatic), land (the Venetian Plain) and mountains (the Alps). Attached to the fly edge there are seven tails. Each one has in the centre the coat of arms of one of Veneto's seven province capitals, sorted in reverse alphabetical order:

• Province of Vicenza
• Province of Verona
• Province of Venice
• Province of Treviso
• Province of Rovigo
• Province of Padua
• Province of Belluno