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Province : [[Vercelli (province)|Vercelli]]
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===Official blazon===
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D’argento alla croce di rosso. Motto: Potius Mori Quam Foedari.
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|'''Italian'''
| D’argento alla croce di rosso. Motto: Potius Mori Quam Foedari.
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===Origin/meaning===
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|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  
|align="center"|[[File:Vercelli.fassi.jpg|center|300 px|Stemma di {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a [[Fassi series|Fassi]] trade card
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|align="center"|[[File:Vercelli.fassi.jpg|center|300 px|Stemma di {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a [[Fassi series|Fassi]] trade card
|align="center"|[[File:2196.aba.jpg|center|Stemma di {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums
|align="center"|[[File:2196.aba.jpg|center|Stemma di {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums
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[[Category:Italian Municipalities V]]
[[Category:Italian Municipalities V]]
[[Category:Piemonte]]
[[Category:Piemonte]]
[[Category:Vercelli]]
[[Category:Vercelli]]
[[Category:Granted 1929]]
[[Category:Granted 1929]]

Latest revision as of 12:43, 20 August 2023

VERCELLI

Region : Piemonte
Province : Vercelli

Stemma di Vercelli/Arms (crest) of Vercelli
Official blazon
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".

Coat of arms (crest) of Vercelli

The arms in the Wapen- en Vlaggenboek van Gerrit Hesman (1708)
Stemma di Vercelli

The arms in the Brioschi albums 1930s
Stemma di Vercelli/Arms (crest) of Vercelli

The arms on a Fassi trade card
Stemma di Vercelli

The arms in the Abadie albums


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


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