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Foreign News October 22, 1802

The National Intelligencer And Washington Advertiser

Washington, District Of Columbia

What is this article about?

The Italian Republic has adopted a new national flag, officially announced to the US government via the French Charge d'Affairs. The flag features a red parallelogram with a white lozenge containing a green parallelogram, divided into four compartments with specific colors and shapes.

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"The Italian Republic has adopted a national flag, which is described below, and which has been officially announced to the government of the United States, by the Charge d'Affairs, of the French Republic, in consequence of instructions yet received from his government."

FLAG OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC.

A pattern of the flag of the Italian Republic has been transmitted by the French government to the maritime prefects. It consists of a naval logram of a red ground, of which one side is double the length of the others. In this parallelogram is contained a lozenge of a white ground, and within the lozenge a parallelogram of a green ground. The remainder is divided into four compartments. The first next to the acorn is a trapezium of a red ground, containing a white isosceles triangle, with the base touching the second compartment, which is a green ground with a white border above and below. The third consists of transverse stripes, the extremes of which are red, and the intermediate ones white. The fourth is entirely red.

What sub-type of article is it?

Diplomatic Political

What keywords are associated?

Italian Republic National Flag French Announcement Flag Design Diplomatic Notification

What entities or persons were involved?

Charge D'affairs Of The French Republic

Where did it happen?

Italian Republic

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Italian Republic

Key Persons

Charge D'affairs Of The French Republic

Outcome

adoption and official announcement of the national flag design.

Event Details

The Italian Republic adopted a national flag, described in detail with a red parallelogram containing a white lozenge with a green parallelogram, and the remainder divided into four colored compartments. The design was transmitted by the French government and announced to the US via the French Charge d'Affairs.

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