Banner of the Papal Swiss Guard
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quarterly I gu 2 keys in saltire arg and or much bigger higher to the dexter a horsehead shaped escutcheon or in fess point much bigger slightly bigger lower to the dexter; a horsehead shaped escutcheon az grady in annulo dodger blue a sun or grady in annulo orange stroked or in chief bigger slightly bigger lower slightly lower a sun or grady in annulo golden brown stroked or very much rotated in chief bigger slightly bigger lower slightly lower a roundel gyronny of 60 grady in annulo or and golden brown and grady in annulo or and golden brown in chief smaller slightly smaller lower slightly lower fimbriated or charged with the letter "IHS" gu grady in bend orange stroked sa bigger slightly bigger to the sinister charged with a long cross gu grady in annulo orange stroked sa very much bigger bigger very much narrower very much taller very much higher much higher higher slightly higher much to the dexter slightly to the dexter a closing nail sa stroked or bendwise in chief very much smaller much smaller smaller slightly smaller much lower lower slightly to the dexter a closing nail sa stroked or bendwise sinister in chief very much smaller much smaller smaller slightly smaller much lower lower slightly to the sinister a closing nail sa in chief very much smaller very much smaller much lower lower a mullet of 8 gyronny of 16 grady in annulo or and golden brown and grady in annulo or and golden brown fimbriated or very much smaller smaller much to the dexter to the dexter lower slightly lower a lilac sprig or grady in annulo orange leaved golden brown stroked dark goldenrod bendwise sinister very much smaller smaller slightly smaller much to the sinister to the sinister slightly to the sinister lower slightly lower; in fess point much bigger lower to the dexter; a cartouche arg in chief bigger much wider to the dexter lower a mitre proper in chief much bigger much lower to the dexter 3 spanish ducal crown proper in pale in chief bigger much wider to the dexter lower II sa a square shaped escutcheon barry of 5 az or gu or az in sinister chief very much bigger very much bigger slightly bigger very much lower slightly lower very much to the dexter to the dexter slightly to the dexter III sa a square shaped escutcheon barry of 5 gu or az or gu in fess point very much bigger very much bigger slightly bigger lower to the dexter; IV gu 2 keys in saltire arg and or much bigger lower to the sinister a horsehead shaped escutcheon or in fess point much bigger slightly bigger much lower lower to the sinister; a horsehead shaped escutcheon royal blue grady in annulo az an oak tree eradicated or grady in annulo orange trunked or stroked dark goldenrod very much taller much lower smaller; in fess point much bigger much lower lower to the sinister; a cartouche arg in chief bigger much wider to the sinister much lower lower a mitre proper in chief much bigger very much lower slightly lower to the sinister 3 spanish ducal crown proper in pale in chief bigger much lower lower much wider to the sinister; over the quarters a fillet cross arg a circle shaped escutcheon per fess grady in annulo arg and platinum and grady in annulo az and sapphire blue an ostrich feather or grady in bend golden brown stroked gray-dolphin in chief much bigger lower slightly lower much to the dexter to the dexter slightly to the dexter rotated an ostrich feather arg grady in bend sinister platinum stroked gray-dolphin reversed in chief much bigger lower slightly lower much to the sinister to the sinister rotated sinister an ostrich feather gu grady in pale cherry red stroked gray-dolphin in chief much bigger lower rotated sinister to the dexter an esquire helmet proper in fess point smaller higher a bundle of 3 ostrich feather or grady in pale golden brown stroked gu much bigger rotated bendwise in fess point lower very much to the dexter to the dexter; a bundle of 3 ostrich feather arg grady in pale platinum stroked gu much bigger reversed rotated sinister bendwise sinister in fess point lower very much to the sinister to the sinister; a spanish shaped escutcheon gu grady in annulo ferrari red a stag horn or grady in pale golden brown stroked sa fesswise in dexter side smaller higher, a plough share arg grady in annulo iron stroked sa in sinister side bigger to the dexter slightly higher a fillet bordure sa; in lower half; in fess point; a laurel wreath vert stroked forest-green fimbriated dark-forest-green in fess point much bigger a laurel wreath inverted vert stroked forest-green fimbriated dark-forest-green in fess point much bigger a fringe
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Notes
The arms in first quarter are that of the reigning Pope (Francis) and that in fourth quarter the arms of Pope Julius II. The second and third quarters feature the colors of the Swiss Guard and house of Medici, red yellow, blue. The arms in center are that of the current commander of the guard Christoph Graf.
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