Pioltello
Symbols
### Symbols

The coat of arms of the Municipality of Pioltello represents both its territorial position (east Milan) and some episodes of its history. The first section on the left presents the red cross on a white background, the symbol of Milan, to represent Pioltello's proximity to the capital. The four green [bands](/wiki/Fasces "Fasces") on a golden field refer to the coat of arms of the illustrious Milanese family of Trivulzio which, starting from 1499, had been the owner of the fief of [Melzo](/wiki/Melzo "Melzo"), of which Pioltello was part of at the time. Another example of the municipal coat of arms of the area that shows the green and gold colors of the Trivulzio family is [Cologno Monzese](/wiki/Cologno_Monzese "Cologno Monzese") . The golden lilieson a silver background they would remember the passage and the allocation of French troops on the territory of this Municipality. Finally, the figure of the two crossed swords would allude to the [Battle of Cassano d'Adda](/wiki/Battle_of_Cassano_%281259%29 "Battle of Cassano (1259)") which took place in the territory of Pioltello in 1259, when the Milanese troops clashed with those commanded by [Ezzelino III da Romano](/wiki/Ezzelino_III_da_Romano "Ezzelino III da Romano").


How do the different elements of the coat of arms relate to each other?