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Record 1 1998-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry
CONT

In 1203 Innocent III sends a flag to the tsar of the Bulgars with a cover-letter; the flag bore a cross and the keys of St. Peter. This flag reappears in 1316 when the town of Viterbo was allowed to add the vexillum of the Church to its arms : it is depicted as a red oblong flag with two tails, with a white cross cantonned by four upright white keys.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique
CONT

D'argent à la croix d'azur, cantonnée de quatre aigles de gueules. (Larousse X1Xe siècle).

CONT

Croix cantonnée de quatre globules.

Spanish

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