Marche

The flag of Marche displays the regional coat of arms on a white field. The emblem features a stylized green woodpecker on a white shield, bordered by a decorative frame. The woodpecker references the Piceni, the ancient Italic people who inhabited the region — their name derives from 'picus,' the Latin word for woodpecker, which was their sacred totem animal. This connection to pre-Roman antiquity gives the Marche flag a uniquely ancient symbolism among Italian regional flags.