One of the coats of arms
on the façade of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, originally painted
around 1340 and repainted in 1792, is part of a series. The current
paintings date from after 1945. The Popolo arms, featuring a red
cross on a white background and also known as the Cross of San
Giovanni (after Florence's patron saint), represent either the arms
of the people of Florence (possibly created in 1292 with the
appointment of the first gonfaloniere) or the arms of the Florentine
army.
