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<p>[QUOTE="Bardolph, post: 8174984, member: 96174"]A biscione, a big snake, was the coat of arms of the Visconti family who held the duchy of Milan for several centuries, and it continued to be used for Milan even after they lost the duchy. It's clear that they chose it because the pronunciation has a certain similarity with the family name[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bardolph, post: 8174984, member: 96174"]A biscione, a big snake, was the coat of arms of the Visconti family who held the duchy of Milan for several centuries, and it continued to be used for Milan even after they lost the duchy. It's clear that they chose it because the pronunciation has a certain similarity with the family name[/QUOTE]
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