The Italian National Tartan was created to represent the culture, traditions, and history of Italy and its people.

The Green, White, and Red reflect the colours in the Italian flag, The tri-colours were adopted in honour of the uniforms worn by the Civic Militia of Milan which were predominantly green with some white, red parts were added in 1796 when the Militia became the National Guard.

The Black reflects the Praetorian Guard, an elite force of palace guards established to guard the person and family of the Emperor. The Gold represents the rich culture of the Roman Empire and the warmth and beauty of the Italian sunshine.

The colours of Green, White, Red, Black and Gold rest on a field of Azzurro Blue.

The Italian National Tartan, is the brainchild of Michael Lemetti and along with his son Gianni, they researched the concept of creating an Italian Tartan – resulting in the first approved ethnic tartan in Scotland.

The Italian National Tartan, was first registered in 2004 with the Scottish Tartan Authorities and has also received the approval of the Italian Government.

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