CONTRADA OF THE UNICORN - IDENTITY AND TERRITORY

Coat of Contrada of the Unicorn

Military Company of San Giorgio  Military Company of Pantaneto  Military Company of the Spadaforte

I N S I G N I A

Argent coat of arms, with a rampant unicorn in natural colours standing on grass. The words HUMBERTI REGIS GRATIA are inscribed in gold on the blue border.

C O L O U R S

White and orange with cobalt blue stripes.

M O T T O

The weapon I bear in my brow can heal and can wound.

S I G N I F I C A N C E

Science

M I L I T A R Y
C O M P A N I E S

San Giorgio, Pantaneto, Spadaforte.

G U I L D

Goldsmiths

O R A T O R Y

San Giovannino della Staffa in Piazzetta Grassi.

P A T R O N O   S A I N T
A N D
F E A S T   D A Y

St. John the Baptist, 24 June.

H I S T O R I C A L   S E A T A N D   M U S E U M

Via di Follonica, 15 - tel. 0577.288549

C O N T R A D A
A S S O C I A T I O N

SOCIETA' IL CAVALLINO - Piazzetta Virgilio Grassi, 6 - tel. 0577.49298

O F F I C I A L
W E B S I T E

www.contradaleocorno.it

B A P T I S M A L
F O N T

The Contrada's baptismal font is the work of sculptor Carlo Nepi (1997); it is located in Via di Pantaneto.

T W I N N E D

NO ONE

A L L I E S

THE PANTHER , THE TORTOISE

A D V E R S A R Y

THE OWL (since 1960)

R A L L Y I N G   C H E E R
A N D   I D E N T I F Y I N G
C R Y

LE-LE-LECO

M E M B E R   O F   T H E
U N I C O R N

Lecaiolo

L U C K Y   N U M B E R

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C O N T R A D A ' S
A R E A

PANTANETO

Official flag of the Contrada of the Unicorn

TERRITORY

from BANDO di Violante di Baviera (1729)

Territories of 17 Contrada

The two balls show: the Museum (the coat) , the Contrada Society (the other).

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