Vatican City, 22 September 2015 (VIS) –
After consultations with the Holy See, the United Nations will raise
the flag of the Holy See for the first time on the morning of 25
September, so that it will be flying when Pope Francis arrives at the
United Nations headquarters. The Holy See and the United Nations
Secretariat have agreed that the flag will be raised with no
ceremony. The United Nations personnel will raise it at the same time
they will raise the other flags that day.
The Holy See flag has two vertical
bands, one gold and one white. The white side features an image of
two traversed keys, one gold and one silver, bound together by a red
cord, and topped by a triple crown or tiara, crowned with a cross.
The keys and tiara are both traditional symbols of the papacy. It has
been the official flag of the Holy See since 1929.
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