Biscione (heraldry)

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Biscione on the coat of arms of the Visconti , Piazza del Duomo , Milan

The biscione is a common figure in heraldry and a heraldic animal with its own name. It is depicted as a large, twisted snake that devours a person or, according to another interpretation, spits it out.

Originally included in the coat of arms of the Italian noble family Visconti , the Biscione became a symbol of Milan and Lombardy with the rule of the Visconti over the Duchy of Milan in the 14th and 15th centuries .

  • Blue biscione on a silver plate; Coat of arms of the Visconti

  • Coat of arms of the Sforza family

  • Coat of arms of the "Duke [s] of Maylandt" in the Wernigeroder Wappenbuch

  • Biscione in the logo of the car manufacturer Alfa Romeo, founded in Milan

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