The national colours of Italy are green, white, and red, collectively known in Italian as il Tricolore. The three Italian national colours appeared for the first time in Genoa on 21 August 1789, on the cockade of Italy shortly after the outbreak of the French Revolution; on 11 October 1796, they were used for the first time in Milan on a military banner, while on 7 January 1797, in Reggio Emilia, they appeared for the first time on a flag.
The national colours of Italy first appeared on a tricolour cockade in Genoa.
On August 21, in the year 1789, The national colours of Italy first appeared on a tricolour cockade in Genoa. This event is recorded as a Selected Events event in the history of August 21, one of 404 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on August 21, 1789 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Selected Events event in recorded history.
- Referenced in 3 Wikipedia articles.
- Wikipedia source last updated on 18 January 2026.
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