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| | | D’argento alla croce di rosso. Motto: Potius Mori Quam Foedari. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.hes.jpg|350 px|center| | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.hes.jpg|350 px|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]<br/>The arms in the [[Wapen- en Vlaggenboek Hesman|Wapen- en Vlaggenboek]] van Gerrit Hesman (1708) | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Vercelli.bri.jpg|center|Stemma di {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Brioschi|Brioschi albums]] 1930s | |align="center"|[[File:Vercelli.bri.jpg|center|Stemma di {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Brioschi|Brioschi albums]] 1930s | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:43, 20 August 2023
VERCELLI
Region : Piemonte
Province : Vercelli
| Italian | D’argento alla croce di rosso. Motto: Potius Mori Quam Foedari. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on October 2, 1929.
In the 12th century Vercelli was a powerful town with self government and a member of the Lombard League. The symbol of the league was a red cross in a silver field.
The latin motto POTIUS MORI QUAM FOEDARI means "Rather to die than to be dishonoured".
 The arms in the Wapen- en Vlaggenboek van Gerrit Hesman (1708) |
 The arms in the Brioschi albums 1930s |
 The arms on a Fassi trade card |
 The arms in the Abadie albums |
Literature: Image from http://www.araldicacivica.it
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