</s> ▁Gon fal oni ere ▁of ▁Justice ▁( G on fal oni ere ▁di ▁Gi ust izia ) ▁was ▁a ▁post ▁in ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁medieval ▁and ▁early ▁Renaissance ▁Florence . ▁Like ▁Florence ' s ▁Pri ori , ▁it ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 2 9 3 ▁when ▁G iano ▁D ella ▁B ella ' s ▁Ord in ances ▁of ▁Justice ▁came ▁into ▁force . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁nine ▁citizens ▁selected ▁by ▁drawing ▁lots ▁every ▁two ▁months , ▁who ▁formed ▁the ▁government , ▁or ▁Sign oria . ▁As ▁Gon fal oni ere ▁di ▁Gi ust izia ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁temporary ▁standard - b ear er ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Florence ▁and ▁cust od ian ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁b anner , ▁which ▁was ▁displayed ▁from ▁the ▁yard arm ▁of ▁a ▁port able ▁cross . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁voting ▁rights ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁Pri ori , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁internal ▁security ▁forces ▁and ▁the ▁maintenance ▁of ▁public ▁order . ▁To ▁distinguish ▁him ▁from ▁his ▁other ▁eight ▁colle agues , ▁his ▁crim son ▁coat , ▁l ined ▁with ▁er mine , ▁was ▁further ▁emb roid ered ▁with ▁golden ▁stars . ▁Each ▁of ▁Florence ' s ▁neighborhood s , ▁or ▁r ioni , ▁had ▁its ▁own ▁pri ore ▁who ▁might ▁be ▁selected ▁to ▁serve ▁on ▁the ▁council , ▁and ▁its ▁own ▁g on fal oni ere ▁di ▁compag nia ▁selected ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁families ▁of ▁each ▁quarter . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁P rel ude ▁▁ 1 3