Badge
It derives from the Mangia tower which dominates the neighborhood, the red crusaders and silver crusader were granted in 1889 by Umberto I in memory of his coming to Siena in 1887.
Coat of arms
An elephant draped in a red saddle-cloth with a white cross, standing on grass. On the back of the elephant is a tower flying a red pennant flag with a silver cross.
Colours
Crimson with pale blue and white arabesques.
Watchword
Power as well as might.
Symbolizes
Strength.
Lucky number
3
Guild
Woolcombers
Patrono Saint and feast day
Saint James the Major and Saint Anne, 25 July (celebration on the last Sunday of July).
Contrada Association
"L'Elefante" (The elephant), Via Salicotto, 92
Historical seat and museum
Via Salicotto, 78
Horse house (stable)
via degli Archi, 11
Oratory
Saint Giacomo church erected in via Salicotto by the Republic of Siena in memory of the victory against the armies of de' Medici and the Pope in the battle of Porta Camollia in 1526.
Baptismal font
The Contrada's baptismal font is the work of sculptor Mauro Berrettini (1984); it replaced the one sulpted by Fausto Corsini in 1954.
the NewsPaper
Salicotto notizie (since 1971)