[1] The arms displayed on the heraldic shield are tierced per pale (three vertical divisions of equal width):[2] The heraldic shield is encircled by the gold collar of the Légion d'honneur and superimposed on a Napoleonic eagle wielding a thunderbolt.
The eagle is surrounded by a green mantle that is lined with ermine and surmounted by a royal crown in gold.
[5] A more complete heraldic description (blazon) of the arms of the Kingdom of Italy is as follows.
Tierced per pale:[6] Overall an inescutcheon bearing: Or an iron crown radiant, on a bordure Gules eight plates Argent.
The shield encircled by the collar of the Légion d'honneur on the breast of an imperial eagle Or, within a mantle Vert lined Ermine, crowned by a royal crown Or.