The Holy See
The arms of the Holy See, the episcopal see of Rome dating back to early Christian times, is the Papal emblem on a red shield: the papal tiara, a triple crown, signifying the three types of temporal power - legislative, executive and judicial - vested in the Pope, over the crossed keys to the Kingdom of Heaven, bestowed by Christ on St. Peter, bound with a yellow rope. The silver and gold keys of Saint Peter to the kingdom of Heaven are reversed as compared to those on the flag of Vatican City.