Abi, to Patuelli the 'Fiorino d'Oro' of Florence

On Saturday 13 January, at 11.30 a.m., in the Sala degli Elementi of Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Mayor Dario Nardella will present the Fiorino d'Oro to Antonio Patuelli, President of the Italian Banking Association.
The Fiorino d'Oro is the City of Florence's highest honour, awarded at the Mayor's suggestion to citizens who for their "notorious work in the fields of culture, the arts, labour in all its expressions, politics, assistance, philanthropy, sport and international activities have brought particular prestige to the City and its institutions and rendered service to the national and international community and are therefore worthy of public commendation".

The Fiorino d'Oro, an ancient currency instituted at the time of Florence's great expansion, in 1252, when more and more merchants, bankers and businessmen were electing the Tuscan city as the Wall Street of the Middle Ages, has an extraordinary symbolic value for Florence. With its Florentine lily and the image of St. John, the city's patron saint, it represents a special recognition for the activity carried out, as well as a coveted symbol of identity and closeness to the city. A closeness that Antonio Patuelli has demonstrated since his studies, graduating in 1975 from the Faculty of Law at the University of Florence, and that he has continued over the years in both his intense cultural activity and his economic and banking activities as President of ABI.