Italia Turrita

Italia Turrita is the national personification or allegory of Italy, characterised by a mural crown (hence turrita or '"with towers" in Italian) typical of Italian civic heraldry of communal origin.. In broader terms, the crown symbolizes its mostly urban history.

Italia Turrita is a woman with typical Mediterranean attributes. She often holds in her hands a bunch of corn ears (a symbol of fertility and reference to the agrarian economy); during the fascist era she held a bundle of the lictors.