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flag of Vatican City
Also known as flag of the Holy See, flag of the Vatican, Vatican flag, Vatican City flag
national flag of the Vatican City State and flag representing the Holy See
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The flag of Vatican City is the official national flag of the Vatican City State and also represents the Holy See, which is the central governing body of the Roman Catholic Church. It serves as a symbol of the Vatican's sovereignty and its role as an independent city-state within Rome.
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- 1929-06-07
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The flag of Vatican City, also referred to as the flag of the Holy See, consists of vertical bicolour of yellow and white, with the white half charged with the emblem of the Holy See (a papal tiara and the crossed keys of Saint Peter). It was adopted in 1929, the year Pope Pius XI signed the Lateran Treaty with Italy, creating the new independent state of Vatican City.
It was modeled after the 1808 flag of the Papal States, a yellow-and-white bicolour defaced with the tiara and keys in the centre. It is one of only two national flags that use a 1:1 aspect ratio, along with the flag of Switzerland.