Tiara (heraldry)

Tiara as a heraldic example

The tiara is a common figure in heraldry and is represented quite uniformly in the coat of arms . As a regnum or triregnum , i.e. triple crown , it is reserved for the papal coat of arms and the coat of arms of the Vatican . The display is in gold and three fused together crown maturity are the orb adorned on the top. This shape has been the one we know today since Pope Clement V (1303-1314) and has almost unchanged its purple, blue and green stripes between the crowns. Occasionally, the tiara hovers over the pair of keys made up of binding and loosening keys.

Initially, this tiara was just a white cap in the shape of a sugar loaf . The tiara can be in the coat of arms or field, but also in the upper coat of arms. It is depicted on various coins.

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  Tiara on a coin

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  Tiara using a connecting and loosening key

See also

• tiara
• Pope coat of arms

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry. Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim et al. 1985, ISBN 3-411-02149-7 , p. 304.

Web links

Commons : Tiara in Heraldry  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files