Basilicata Region (Italy)

Regione Basilicata

Last modified: 2004-12-18 by dov gutterman
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by Marcus Schmöger, 18 May 2003

• Description of the Flag
• Unofficial Variant
• The Gonfalone

See also:

• Italy
• Clickable Map of Italy
• Italy - Historical Flags - Index
• Italy - Regions and Provinces

Provinces:

• Matera
• Potenza

Municipalities represented in FOTW:

• Calciano (Matera)
• Latronico (Potenza)
• Maschito (Potenza)
• Matera (Matera)
• Miglionico (Matera)
• Moliterno (Potenza)
• Montalbano Jonico (Matera)
• Montescaglioso (Matera)
• Potenza (Potenza)

Description of the Flag

The gonfalon and the coat of arms were adopted on the 22nd June 1973. The coat of arms is argent four wavy fess azure. The gonfalon is blue with the coat of arms in the middle and the words Regione Basilicata in gold above.
Pascal Vagnat, 22 September 1998

Basilicata adopted on the 6 April 1999 a blue flag with the coat of arms of the region in the middle (argent four fesses wavy azure). The region adopted also an official regional day, the 20th May, which shall be the "Day of the Lucani of the world [Lucani=inhabitants of Lucania, which is th