Flag of The Italian Autonomous Region of Sardinia
The flag of the Italian Region of Sardinia, popularly known also as the Four Moors flag, consists of a Saint George's Cross on a white background, with a maure (moor's cut head) in each quarter.
According to the Spanish tradition, the four moors' symbol appeared first in the celebrations following the victory in the Battle of Alcoraz by King Peter I of Aragon and Navarre in 1096, where the four moors refer to the Arab defeat by his hand. The Sardinian tradition instead dates the origin of the symbol in 1017, as a banner given by Pope Benedict VIII to the Pisans in order to help the Sardinians by the attacks from the Saracens led by Mujahid al-Amiri.
However, the first historically documented appearance of the emblem is dated 1281, as a seal used by the royal chancellorship of Peter III of Aragon, and its first association with Sardinia came in the second half of the 14th century, as the official symbol of the Kingdom inside the Confederation of the Aragon Crown. Since the 18th century, the flag was represented with the heads turned to the left and the bandages to hide the moors' eyes. The official recognition of the flag of Sardinia inside the Italian Republic came in 1952, thanks to a Presidential decree. A regional law approved in 1999 changed the flag, with the heads now turned to the right and the bandages encircling the forehead.
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