What does the Italian flag represent?

What do the colors on the Italian flag mean? Unfortunately, the answer to this question isn't as simple as you'd want it to be. There are poetic meanings assigned to the colors of Italy's flag, but they were only associated with the flag after the fact – the flag wasn't given its colors with those meanings in mind. read more

Italian Flag: What the Colors Mean & A Little History As a schoolkid in the United States, I distinctly remember learning precisely what all the symbolism of the U.S. flag meant – the stripes, the stars, and the colors. read more

The colors of the Italian flag represent different concepts, depending on the interpretation. In one explanation, the green represents the plains and hills of Italy, the white represents the snow-covered mountains of the Alps and the red represents blood spilled for independence. read more

The flag of Italy (Bandiera d'Italia), often referred to in Italian as il Tricolore; is a tricolour featuring three equally-sized vertical pales of green, white and red, with the green at the hoist side. read more