The coat of arms of Vatican City is the coat of arms used by Vatican City, which was originally adopted by the Fundamental Law of Vatican City State on 7 June 1929. This coat of arms is defined by law as having the silver key in bend and the gold key in bend sinister.[3]
| Coat of arms of Vatican City | |
|---|---|
 2023 version of the arms[1] | |
| Adopted | 7 June 1929 |
| Shield | The Fundamental Law of Vatican City State describes the shield as chiavi decussate sormontate del Triregno in campo rosso (keys in saltire surmounted by the papal tiara on a red field) and depicts the keys as two, one silver (argent) in bend and one gold (or) in bend sinister, interlaced at their intersection with a red (gules) cord. The tiara is represented as white with golden crowns.[2] |
History
editVatican City's coat of arms is described in Annex B of the 2023 Fundamental Law of Vatican City State.[1]
Previously, it was described under the heading "Annex B. Official coat of arms of Vatican City State", in article 20 of the Fundamental Law of Vatican City State in force since 22 February 2001.[4] This 2001 law repeats the contents of article 19 of the original Fundamental Law of Vatican City State adopted on 7 June 1929.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Fundamental Law of Vatican City State, 13 May 2023, Annex B" (PDF). press.vatican.va. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Appendix B ("All. B. Stemma Ufficiale dello Stato della Città del Vaticano") of the Fundamental Law of Vatican City State, 7 June 1929" (PDF). uniroma2.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ https://www.vatican.va/news_services/press/documentazione/documents/sp_ss_scv/insigne/sp_ss_scv_stemma-bandiera-sigillo_en.html#Stemma della Santa Sede
- ^ "La nuova Legge fondamentale dello Stato della Città del Vaticano (26 novembre 2000) | Giovanni Paolo II". vatican.va. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Motu Proprio Di nostro moto proprio che contiene la Legge Fondamentale della Città del Vaticano (7 giugno 1929) – PIO XI". w2.vatican.va. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
Sources
edit- Text of the 1929 Fundamental Law of Vatican City State (pp. 2-5 of the PDF), with the Annex B (p. 36 of the PDF) depicting the coat of arms of the state
- Text of the 2000 Fundamental Law of Vatican City State, including a reproduction of Annex B depicting the coat of arms of the state
- Official description and image of the coat of arms, according to the 2023 Fundamental Law of Vatican City