The flag of Italy (commonly referred to in Italian as 'bandiera d'Italia' or 'Il Tricolore') is a flag which features the three colors of green, white, and red in vertical panels of equal sizes. The flag is designed such that the green panel is situated at the hoist side. The Italian flag in its contemporary form has been in effect since June 1946, and it was officially espoused on January 1948.
In 1797, after Napoleon's army successfully crossed Italy, the Cispadane Republic (or the Repubblica Cispadana) became the first entity to fly the flag of Italy. During this period, Jacobin-inspired republics replaced the ancient statues with the Italian flags showcasing three equally sized stripes as influenced by the French model of the 1790s. The shades selected by the Republic of Italy were red and white, which were the colors of the Milanese flag, and green, which was the shade of the Milanese civic guards' uniform.
Some people believe that the three colors represent particular values. For instance, the religious take on the flag's color selection is that red symbolized charity, green espoused hope, and the white represented faith. Italy being a Catholic country, these three colors chosen were believed to correspond to the three theological virtues. However, the more common theory is that the red represents the bloodshed by those who fought during the Wars of Italian Independence, white was seen to represent the snow-tipped apex of the Alps, and green was for the country's many verdant hills and plains.
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