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A key with a ringed bow and a toothed bit, often borne in crossed pairs.
Also known as: Keys in saltire
A key, most often borne in saltire — two crossed. Crossed keys are the arms of the Holy See and appear in the arms of many bishoprics on the same authority.
A key with a ringed or ornamented bow, a straight shaft and a toothed bit, frequently borne in crossed pairs.
Two crossed keys are borne in the arms of the Holy See and of the Papacy, referring to the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and appear in the arms of many bishoprics and abbeys on the same account.
A key with a ring at one end, a straight shaft and a toothed bit projecting at right angles at the other.