List of flags of the Papacy
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The following is a list of flags used in the Vatican City and the Papal States.
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[edit] National flag and State flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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June 8, 1929—Present | National flag and civil ensign | Two fields divided vertically, yellow field on the staff side and a white field on the other side, which bears the tiara and the keys. Ratio: 1:1. |
[edit] Papal flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2005—Present | Papal pennant | With a yellow band at the hoist and Pope Benedict's personal arms in color in the white fly. |
[edit] Military flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2005-Present | Swiss Guard | Papal guard flag of 1914, but with Benedict XVI's arms. |
[edit] Historical flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1808-1929 | Yellow and white. | |
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?-1808 [1] | Red and yellow; two colors traditional of the Roman Senate and People.[1]. Similar colors as the modern flag of the City of Rome. | |
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1771-? | Red flag bearing a cross over a stone (near the hoist) and a bear (looking to hoist) at fly. | |
| 1669-1771 | Flag with Christ in the cross, St Peter and St Paul. | ||
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Naval ensign | White ensign with a small tiara-keys emblem between the figures of St Peter and St Paul. |
[edit] See also
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Bandiera pontificia". Stato della cità del Vaticano. http://www.vaticanstate.va/IT/Stato_e_Governo/NoteGenerali/Bandiera.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-09. "Anticamente la bandiera dello Stato pontificio era giallorossa (o per meglio dire amaranto e rossa, colori derivati dai colori dello stemma della Santa Sede), i due colori tradizionali del Senato e del Popolo romano, che vennero tuttavia sostituiti con il bianco e il giallo nel 1808, allorché Pio VII" (Italian)
