Flags
National Flag
The national flag has two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white, both of which have been the heraldic colours of the House Grimaldi since 1339. The present bicolour design was adopted on April 4, 1881, under Prince Charles III.
State flag
The state flag consists of the Coat of Arms on a white background with a red line and is flown at government offices, the Prince's Palace, in presence of government officials, and as an ensign on the Prince's Yacht.
Princely Standard
The Princely Standard consist of two opposing letters A on a white background and is the personal flag of Prince Albert II. It is used in His immediate presence, particularly in cars in which He travels.
Coat of Arms
The escutcheon has fusily argent and gules, surrounded by the collar of the Order of Saint-Charles. There are two Friars Minor hairy bearded and wearing shoes, each of them holding a raised sword, standing on a scroll charged withe the motto Deo Juvante (With God's Help). The coat of arms is placed on a redcoat lined with ermine, surmonted by the princely crown and has the Order of St. Charles.
Anthem
Lyrics
Despoei tigiù, sciü d'u nostru paise
Se ride aù ventu, u mem pavayun
Despoei tugiù a curù russa e gianca
E st`r'emblèma d'a nostra libertà
Grandi e piciui, r'an tugiù respeta.
Amu ch'üna tradiçiun,
Amu ch'üna religiun,
Amu avüun per u nostru unù
I meme Principi tugiù
E ren nun ne scangera
Tantu ch'u suriyu lüjerà;
Diu sempre n'agiüterà
E ren nun ne scangera.
English translation
All the time, over the country,
The same flag has been flying in the wind
All the time, the colours red and white
Have been the symbol of our liberty
Great and small have always respected them.
We have perpetuated the same traditions;
We celebrate the same religion;
We honour
We have always had the same Princes
And no one can make us change
As the sun shines in the sky
God help us;
And no one can make us change.
All the time, the colours red and white
Have been the symbol of our liberty
Great and small have always respected them.
We have perpetuated the same traditions;
We celebrate the same religion;
We honour
We have always had the same Princes
And no one can make us change
As the sun shines in the sky
God help us;
And no one can make us change.
Théophile Bellando de Castro wrote the lyrics and composed the music of the anthem in 1841. Later, Castil-Blaz modified the melody and made same minor changes. In 1848 the National Guard adopted Bellando's song. In 1896 Charles Albrecht composed a new arrangement for piano called Air National de Monaco and later called National Anthem of Monaco.
As this eas judged to be too long for people, a new version was created by León Jehin in 1941. In 1931 Louis Notari wrote the lyrics in Monegasque.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQVHSPi03XU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQVHSPi03XU
