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The coat of arms of Pope Paul II (reigned 1464-1471), D’azzurro al leone d’argento alla cotissa d’oro attraversante. The tiara is rendered in a Mediaeval European style; the swords were displayed by His Holiness to symbolize the role of the Supreme Pontiff as Law-Giver and Potestate, points that Paul wished to emphasize considering his conflicts with the College of Cardinals.
Paul had a wide-ranging display of heraldic achievements; I have seen and read of versions of his arms with the tiara on a chief, tiara and keys on a chief, the tiara ornamenting the shield, the tiara and keys ornamenting the shield, this version is based off an historical rendition and then versions with no papal ornaments.
