Emblem of Italy

The emblem of the Italian Republic (Italian: emblema della Repubblica Italiana) was formally adopted by the newly formed Italian Republic on 5 May 1948. It is composed by a five-pointed star (white with thin red border), over a cogwheel, between olive tree (left) and oak branches, bounded by a red ribbon with the legend "REPVBBLICA ITALIANA".
History
Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic) (1805–1814)
Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sardinia from 1848, and first coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy until 1870
Greater coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy (1870–1890)
Greater coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy (1890–1927; 1944–1946)
Greater coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy (1927–1929)
Greater coat of arms with fasces added inside as supporters (1929–1944)
Coat of arms of the Italian Social Republic (1943–1945)