Macerata

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MACERATA

Region : Marche
Province : Macerata

Stemma di Macerata/Arms (crest) of Macerata
Official blazon
Italian Di rosso inquartato da due filetti di nero nel 1° e 4° alla croce patente d’argento; nel 2° e 3° alla mola pure d’argento.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 17, 1941.

In all the old emblems of this city, since its foundation in 1138, a millstone was depicted.

The millstone refers to the numerous mills working in the past in this area; this activity was an important source of richness for the citizens and a service for the community. For extension it is a symbol of the prosperity of the ground.

In 1570 a red Greek cross on a silver shield was added to the arms: a concession by the pope Pio V, grateful to Macerata for the participation of numerous people in the war against the Turks and at the Crusades since the 1188.
The millstone and the cross were quartered in baroque time and two cornucopias were added, one spilling golden money and the other spilling fruit: richness and abundance.

The shield is surmounted by an irregular marquis crown, probably referring to the ancient Mark of Macerata, one of the main territorial department of the four which composed the present region of Marche.

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Literature: : Image from http://www.araldicacivica.it


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