On March 19th 1606 the Grand Duke Ferdinando I de' Medici raised Livorno to the rank of city. The coat of arms was a fortress with two towers on a blue sea and a flag with the word “Fides”.This is the doorway of what once was the “Liceo Classico Niccolini Guerrazzi”, founded in 1861. I am not sure if the carving is of that period, but the crest is gorgeous even without the waving flag.
The gate of the same school, this time the coat of arms is complete and probably more recent.
A detail of the decorations outside the “San Marco” Gate. The coat of arms, a bit dirty, is perfectly reproduced in stone.
The standard of the City of Livorno, with the most up-to-date coat of arms, showing the mural crown where once was a royal crown.Happy Birthday, Livorno!
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