The flag is characterized by the presence of the triskeles in its middle, the (winged) head of Medusa and three wheat ears, representing the extreme fertility of the land of Sicily. The original flag was created in 1282 during the rebellion of the Sicilian Vespers. In the original flag, the wheat ears did not exist and the colors were reversed. The flag of Sicily ( Sicilian: Bannera dâ Sicilia Italian: Bandiera della Sicilia) shows a triskeles symbol (a figure of three legs arranged in rotational symmetry), and at its center a Gorgoneion (depiction of the head of Medusa) and a pair of wings and three wheat ears. JSTOR ( June 2013) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)ĭivided diagonally from the upper hoist-side corner the upper triangle is red and the lower triangle is yellow in the center is the Sicilian triskelion featuring the winged head of Medusa with three ears of wheat protruding from it.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.
