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| | | Di rosso, al leone d’oro coronato dello stesso, tenente una fronda di verde, al crescente di luna d’oro nel cantone destro del capo. Ornamenti esteriori di città. | ||
Di rosso, al leone d’oro coronato dello stesso, tenente una fronda di verde, al crescente di luna d’oro nel cantone destro del capo. Ornamenti esteriori di città. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The name of this city was "Corsignano", but in the 15<sup>th</sup> century it was changed in "Pienza" by Pope [[Pius II]] (Enea Silvio Piccolomini), who was born in this city and rebuilt it. The arms shows a lion (for the bravery of the city in communal wars) and the crescent-moon (symbol of the Piccolomini family). | The name of this city was "Corsignano", but in the 15<sup>th</sup> century it was changed in "Pienza" by Pope [[Pius II]] (Enea Silvio Piccolomini), who was born in this city and rebuilt it. The arms shows a lion (for the bravery of the city in communal wars) and the crescent-moon (symbol of the Piccolomini family). | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1864.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in 1864 | |||
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'''[[Literature]]''': Image from http://www.araldicacivica.it | '''[[Literature]]''': Image from http://www.araldicacivica.it | ||
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PIENZA
Region : Toscana
Province : Siena
| Italian | Di rosso, al leone d’oro coronato dello stesso, tenente una fronda di verde, al crescente di luna d’oro nel cantone destro del capo. Ornamenti esteriori di città. |
| English | No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |
Origin/meaning
The name of this city was "Corsignano", but in the 15th century it was changed in "Pienza" by Pope Pius II (Enea Silvio Piccolomini), who was born in this city and rebuilt it. The arms shows a lion (for the bravery of the city in communal wars) and the crescent-moon (symbol of the Piccolomini family).
 The arms in 1864 |
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