The Coat of arms of the Holy See is blazoned Gules, two keys in saltire or and argent, interlaced in the rings or, beneath a tiara argent, crowned or. It may only be borne by the Pope, the Roman Curia, the Diocese of Rome, or by the Vatican City.

Symbolism

• The crossed keys symbolise the keys of Simon Peter.

• The keys are gold and silver to represent the power of binding and loosing given to the Church.

• The triple crown (the tiara) representents the popes three functions as "supreme pastor", "supreme teacher" and "supreme priest".

• The gold cross surmounting the triple crowns symbolizes the crucifixion of Jesus.

Holy See | National coats of arms

Герб на Ватикана | Wappen der Vatikanstadt | Escudo de la Ciudad del Vaticano | סמל הוותיקן | Stemma del Vaticano | Godło Watykanu | Stema Vaticanului