The first flag of the Republic of Genoa was red with Saint George riding an horse, attested after 1198.

The flag of Genoa is a St. George's Cross, a red cross on a white field. Popular folklore suggests it was Richard the Lionheart who adopted both the flag and the patron saint from the city of Genoa, in Italy’s northern Liguria region, during the Crusades.

Size of this PNG preview of this SVG file: 800 × 400 pixels. Red cross on white field. The St George’s Cross has been an emblem of England since the Middle Ages.

According to the Mayor of Genoa, however, England hasn’t been keeping up its side of the bargain and for the last 250 years the flag has essentially been … The flag of Genoa, Italy, is white with a red cross design. THE city of Genoa is demanding England pay back centuries of unpaid fees for nabbing its famous flag - the cross of St George - to scare away pirates. Jaune Ollé, 13 October 1998. This flag was in use until 1805. It was a celebrated maritime republic and today its coat of arms is depicted in the flag of the Italian Navy. The Republic used in land after 1218 an white flag with red Saint George cross, later also used as ensign since 1238. The Italian national colours appeared for the first time in Genoa on a tricolour cockade on 21 August 1789, anticipating by seven years the first green, white and red Italian military war flag, which was adopted by the Lombard Legion on 11 October 1796.

Other resolutions: 320 × 160 pixels | 640 × 320 pixels | 1,024 × 512 pixels | 1,280 × 640 pixels. In 1284, Genoa fought victoriously against the Republic of Pisa in the battle of Meloria for the dominance over the Tyrrhenian Sea , and it was an eternal rival of Venice for dominance in the Mediterranean Sea.

The Italian city of Genoa is demanding England pays back a 247-year debt the mayor claims the nation owes for using the flag of St George.. Marco Bucci claims the …