Pienza

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PIENZA

Region : Toscana
Province : Siena

Official blazon

Di rosso, al leone d’oro coronato dello stesso, tenente una fronda di verde, al crescente di luna d’oro nel cantone destro del capo. Ornamenti esteriori di città. |- |English | No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |}

Origin/meaning

The name of this city was "Corsignano", but in the 15^th century it was changed in "Pienza" by Pope Pius II (Enea Silvio Piccolomini), who was born in this city and rebuilt it. The arms shows a lion (for the bravery of the city in communal wars) and the crescent-moon (symbol of the Piccolomini family).