Vatican City flag

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national flag state flag

The Vatican City flag is a vertically divided yellow and white banner featuring the papal tiara and crossed keys of Saint Peter, symbolizing the authority and sovereignty of the Holy See.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Flag of Vatican City	1
Vatican City national symbols	1
flag of Vatican City	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national flag ⓘ state flag ⓘ
adoptedOn	1929-06-07 ⓘ
alsoRepresents	Holy See ⓘ
backgroundColorMeaning	white symbolizes peace and purity ⓘ yellow symbolizes spiritual power ⓘ
basedOn	earlier papal flags ⓘ
category	Christian religious flags ⓘ Flags of Europe ⓘ National symbols of Vatican City ⓘ
color	white ⓘ yellow ⓘ
country	Vatican City ⓘ
design	vertical bicolor of yellow and white with papal tiara and crossed keys ⓘ
distinctiveFeature	features religious symbols as central elements ⓘ one of the few square national flags ⓘ
emblem	coat of arms of the Holy See ⓘ surface form: coat of arms of Vatican City
emblemElement	gold key of Saint Peter ⓘ red cord connecting the keys ⓘ silver key of Saint Peter ⓘ Papal tiara ⓘ surface form: triple papal tiara
emblemLocation	center of the white field ⓘ
fieldDivision	vertical ⓘ
keyOrientation	crossed ⓘ one key gold, one key silver ⓘ
keySymbolism	power to bind and loose in heaven and on earth ⓘ spiritual and temporal power of the papacy ⓘ
leftFieldColor	yellow ⓘ
legalBasis	Lateran Treaty ⓘ surface form: Lateran Treaty of 1929
proportion	1:1 ⓘ
rightFieldColor	white ⓘ
shape	square ⓘ
sideRatio	equal height and width ⓘ
similarTo	flag of the Papal States (19th century design) ⓘ
status	official flag of Vatican City ⓘ official flag of the Holy See ⓘ
symbol	crossed keys of Saint Peter ⓘ papal tiara ⓘ
symbolizes	authority of the Pope ⓘ sovereignty of the Holy See ⓘ spiritual authority of the papacy ⓘ temporal authority of the papacy ⓘ
tiaraSymbolism	papal authority ⓘ
usedBy	Holy See ⓘ Vatican City ⓘ surface form: Vatican City State
usedOn	Apostolic Palace ⓘ St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ Apostolic Nunciature ⓘ surface form: Vatican diplomatic missions papal ceremonies ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

crossed keys of Saint Peter → appearsOn → Vatican City flag ⓘ

this entity surface form: flag of Vatican City

coat of arms of the Holy See → associatedWith → Vatican City flag ⓘ

Inno e Marcia Pontificale → partOf → Vatican City flag ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vatican City national symbols

Sovereign of the Vatican City State → symbol → Vatican City flag ⓘ

this entity surface form: Flag of Vatican City